Rancher Labs vs VMware Tanzu Platform comparison

Rancher Labs and VMware are both solutions in the Container Management category. Rancher Labs is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.6, while VMware is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.1. Additionally, 100% of Rancher Labs users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Rancher Labs and VMware Tanzu Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Container Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Rancher Labs

Ranking in Container Management

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Storage for Kubernetes (3rd)

VMware Tanzu Platform

Ranking in Container Management

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Build Automation (7th), PaaS Clouds (9th), Cloud Management (16th), Development Platforms (2nd), Service Mesh (2nd), Agile and DevOps Services (2nd)

Featured Reviews

Absar Shaik

DevOps Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

Aug 17, 2021

Well designed dashboards, user friendly, and easy to manage

We are using Rancher Labs' for the overall management of our Kubernetes cluster. For example, we manage the production and UAT environment of all our applications or containers The solution has a lot of good features, such as you can access the console and edit through the GUI. The dashboard and…

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SiddhitRenake

Platform Engineer - Linux at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Feb 28, 2024

Easy to register multiple Kubernetes clusters, offers a single pane of visibility on its dashboard, and perform lifecycle management operations

Our TMC usage was limited, and exploring it further was hindered by the lack of an on-premise model. Due to compliance issues with the SaaS model, we couldn't proceed with it as a production-grade product. So, an on-premises model would have been useful for us. VMware rolled out an on-premise model for TMC, allowing for an on-premises implementation, which we learned about six months ago. Also, cost is always a concern. Smaller companies might find the price a bigger issue. Since we were at a large data center, the price might not have been a concern for us. Smaller and medium businesses might hesitate due to the price tag. VMware can be quite expensive.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is an open-source solution that is easy to deploy."

"A great UI with very good integrations."

"The scalability potential is very good."

"The solution has a lot of good features, such as you can access the console and edit through the GUI. The dashboard and the UI are designed well, user-friendly, and easy to manage, and access."

"The tool's UI is very convenient enough to help you manage multiple clusters in the cloud or the company, making it a product with which you can manage different clusters and locations."

"The solution is stable."

"The product is simple to use for a beginner."

"This solution is not vendor-locked, which means that we we are able to use it across all of our resources; this feature is of great value to us."

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"The observability platform and end-to-end service portal provided by Tanzu are the most valuable features."

"It definitely gives the end customer a good overview and perspective of running applications in terms of overall workload footprint. TMC provides a very detailed description of your cloud-native application in the form of graphical visualization."

"Tanzu Mission Control has quite a set of rich features when compared to OpenShift."

"The Day 2 operations support is the most vital feature"

"The initial setup is easy."

"The solution is integrated very well with a lot of other systems. Also, its GUI is very good."

"The most important thing about the solution is its flexibility."

"VMware Tanzu Mission Control has many valuable features, such as ease of use and customization."

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Cons

"The solution could improve by adding more features in the dashboard, such as monitoring, scanning, and security. This would be a great benefit."

"There needs to be an improvement in observability and microservice monitoring tools in Rancher Labs."

"We're looking for something that is even easier to use. It's a bit complicated."

"Could be more intuitive."

"The biggest room for improvement in Rancher Labs would be to have a proper upgrading plan."

"We have found that the auto-secure feature of this solution doesn't always work, and could be improved to be more reliable, particularly when working with business critical applications."

"If you have poor infrastructure, you will have issues with the tool."

"One area for improvement in Rancher Labs is the development aspect."

More Rancher Labs cons

"It is not easy to build a solution with containers. It has a graphical user interface, but you need to have a lot of knowledge of Linux and how to work in the command mode. Its support can also be improved. Currently, its biggest disadvantage is that it is a new product, and the clients prefer to go for a solution that has been in the market for a long time. There are not that many people who know this product."

"The disaster recovery feature could be improved to provide better tracking of issues. I would also like to see the introduction of a dashboard view, for even further integration of all the areas that Mission Control looks at."

"The implementation is not easy, it is very complex and can take a day or two to complete."

"VMware Tanzu Service Mesh could add better integration with other cloud platforms, such as vRealize Automation or VMware vCloud Director for cloud providers."

"The infrastructure is quite challenging."

"We want to see a new feature that helps build more security architecture like Zero Trust Security or shifting left in Kubernetes."

"The network control and security policies must be improved."

"The solution is currently focused on VMware infrastructure and I would like to see more options made available."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the solution sits in the mid range, not high and not low. It has a fixed price that you pay every month."

"There are no hidden charges attached to the product unless a user opts for the premium support offered by the solution."

"Although Rancher Labs is an open-source solution, they also offer a paid version, where you buy the support when needed."

"There is an annual subscription. The price of the solution should be cheaper and have better pricing flexibility."

"This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs involved."

"The cost is reasonable since it's open source. Rancher effectively addresses container orchestration trends, especially for those with some Kubernetes knowledge."

"The solution is free and open source but there is a fee for support."

"The solution is bundled in with Cloud Foundry so the pricing is not independent."

"There are different licenses available. You have to upgrade your license if you want to scale the solution more."

"The solution is only for large or medium size enterprises because it is expensive."

"The licensing cost is expensive."

"The price of VMware Tanzu Mission Control is greater than that of Red Hat's competitor solution"

"It is not the most expensive option, and I believe the capabilities align well with the value it provides."

"Since we were at a large data center, the price might not have been a concern for us."

"The product is not expensive, but it is not cheap."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Rancher Labs?

The tool's UI is very convenient enough to help you manage multiple clusters in the cloud or the company, making it a product with which you can manage different clusters and locations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rancher Labs?

The cost is reasonable since it's open-source. Rancher effectively addresses container orchestration trends, especially for those with some Kubernetes knowledge.

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What needs improvement with Rancher Labs?

While Rancher Labs provides some level of security, it's not considered very robust. We found it to offer basic security features, which met some of our requirements, but we also relied on other op...

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Which is better - OpenShift Container Platform or VMware Tanzu Mission Control?

Red Hat Openshift is ideal for organizations using microservices and cloud environments. I like that the platform is auto-scalable, which saves overhead time for developers. I think Openshift can b...

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What do you like most about VMware Tanzu Application Service?

The solution is integrated very well with a lot of other systems. Also, its GUI is very good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Application Service?

The licensing cost is yearly. The licensing cost is expensive.

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Comparisons

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform vs Rancher Labs

Compared 11% of the time

Docker vs Rancher Labs

Compared 10% of the time

Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE vs Rancher Labs

Compared 7% of the time

Amazon EKS vs Rancher Labs

Compared 6% of the time

Google Kubernetes Engine vs Rancher Labs

Compared 4% of the time

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform vs VMware Tanzu Platform

Compared 12% of the time

Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE vs VMware Tanzu Platform

Compared 12% of the time

Kubernetes vs VMware Tanzu Platform

Compared 9% of the time

Amazon EKS vs VMware Tanzu Platform

Compared 8% of the time

Microsoft Azure vs VMware Tanzu Platform

Compared 7% of the time

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Tanzu Application Catalog, Application Platform, Application Service, Hub, Mission Control, Service Mesh, Build Service, Concourse for VMware Tanzu

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Rancher Labs

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Overview

Rancher Labs build innovative, open source software that makes it easy to deploy and manage containers in production on any infrastructure. We enable organizations to accelerate all aspects of their software development pipeline, from writing and testing code to running complex microservices-based applications.

Rancher, our flagship container management platform, allows users to easily manage all aspects of running containers in development and production environments, on any infrastructure. With well over four million downloads, Rancher has quickly become the tools of choice for teams serious about running containers in production. This includes large enterprises such as Sony, IBM, Tyco, Align Technologies and more.

Tanzu Application Catalog allows you to build a private catalog of custom-configured, pre-packaged open source application components that are continuously maintained and verifiably tested for use in production environments. Leverage enterprise-grade, pre-packaged, open source software with full confidence.

Sample Customers

Albert Heijn, Bell, BMC, Samsung, WindStream, Johnson & Johnson

Verizon, Cerner, Zipcar, Avarteq

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