CoreStack vs VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth comparison

CoreStack and Broadcom are both solutions in the Cloud Cost Management category. CoreStack is ranked #20 with an average rating of 8.3, while Broadcom is ranked #6 with an average rating of 7.0. CoreStack holds a 1.1% mindshare in CCM, compared to Broadcom’s 3.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of CoreStack users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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90% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between CoreStack and VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

CoreStack

Ranking in Cloud Cost Management

20th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth

Ranking in Cloud Cost Management

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Management (22nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud Cost Management category, the mindshare of CoreStack is 1.1%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth is 3.8%, down from 7.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Cost Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth	3.8%
CoreStack	1.1%
Other	95.1%

Cloud Cost Management

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reviewer2783919

Associate Vice President at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Cost reports have driven accurate AWS workload optimization and continue to guide savings

I can suggest improvements for CoreStack, especially regarding reporting periods. I noticed that some of the cost optimization reports generated potential savings while considering systems that have only maximum utilization of 1% or 2%. The recommendations made in CoreStack to delete a machine have the potential to generate major cost savings, but such machines should not be listed for deletion if they have maximum CPU utilization of 1%. I have concerns about needed improvements primarily regarding AWS. If a customer is running ten virtual machines and one machine has a maximum of 1% utilization, it is considered as an idle instance in the report, which completely ignores that particular machine. This should not be the approach.

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Cláudio Braga

AI Software Developer Engineer at IBM

Improves cloud cost control and accountability but could explore further enhancements

The most valuable features of this solution include the drive for accountability because we can allocate cloud costs back to specific business units or teams through showback and chargeback. Additionally, reduced waste is achieved because we can identify unused or underutilized resources and receive recommendations for resizing instances. VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth's unified dashboard helps streamline cloud management practices by unifying everything needed in one dashboard, such as metrics, instance workings, machines, and servers. All of this in just one dashboard is very helpful to improve agility and resolve issues, especially for the workloads. VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth helps manage compliance risks by preventing threats, stopping attacks, detecting threats, and securing workloads or endpoints where customers will be using the endpoints. The positive impact on my organization is substantial because we can reduce waste, optimize expenses, drive accountability, and secure the budget from unnecessary cloud costs.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"CoreStack has positively impacted my organization by saving hours of time for reporting—for example, the governance report which my employees used to take at least four hours for one customer, and since I'm sending out 20 reports every month, that equates to 80 hours, thus saving me two man-weeks every month and approximately $8,000 in pure savings if I estimate $100 an hour for my architect."

"Mainly through improved cost visibility and optimization with CoreStack, we have achieved a good ROI, and for some customers we were able to achieve more than forty percent cost savings by identifying unused and idle resources in their accounts, leading to significant cost savings after we completed the cleanup of those resources."

"Currently, I think CoreStack is the best FinOps tool available in the market, which is why we are using it."

"My advice for others looking into using CoreStack is that anyone who is looking to optimize their workload cost for public cloud services should start using CoreStack because of the reports and granularity it produces to optimize cost, which will benefit them."

"It's stable. For report presentation, it's been fast."

"We use dashboards quite heavily, but one of the features that have really stood out is some of the policies we've created to alert us of particular situations."

"The most valuable thing I have found is the cost saving recommendations"

"We are able to create an internal price of the product that we can then sell to clients. We get the cost plan at a good discount and then resell it with a mark up to our enterprise-level clients. This flexibility in pricing is one of the solution's best features."

"This solution is fast and very easy to understand, even if you are not a technician."

"The pricing is rather competitive right now."

"The solution is good for cloud cost management."

"The solution is useful for cloud transparency and visibility in reports and dashboards that I have generated, especially the pre-populated dashboards."

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Cons

"I give it an eight because, as I mentioned, a few things from the billing operations need to be added, and we need more security features, particularly since the market is increasingly demanding better security tools for cloud management platforms, including cloud security posture assessments."

"I believe CoreStack already has very good features in the governance and security parts, but stability can definitely be improved."

"I noticed that some of the cost optimization reports generated potential savings while considering systems that have only maximum utilization of 1% or 2%. The recommendations made in CoreStack to delete a machine have the potential to generate major cost savings, but such machines should not be listed for deletion if they have maximum CPU utilization of 1%."

"I would like to see better integration from CloudHealth to create easier setup and implementation."

"The export features regarding CSV files and specifically around identifying savings plans have room for improvement, as well as the drill-down features for reservation utilization."

"The performance and accuracy of Cloud Health need to be improved."

"The Perspectives feature could be better."

"CloudHealth needs to start building out Turbonomics-types of features that help the customers who are using CloudHealth really understand everything down to the server level, the virtual machine level."

"Some companies may not be capable of affording this product."

"It would be helpful to have a mobile version or a tablet version, especially for people who are outside of the office."

"They should provide information or tools to tune the cloud resources according to the environment size."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is competitive and while other products are good they are considerably more expensive."

"I give the cost of the solution an eight out of ten."

"The licensing fees depend on how big the company is. If you are a larger company then you have a better contract with a better price. The price is different for a small company."

"There could be flexibility in pricing for the product."

"CloudHealth has a subscription-based model."

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Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CoreStack?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is pretty good because we received private pricing, which I cannot disclose. The setup was included as a one-time expense, and licensing is str...

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What needs improvement with CoreStack?

At this time, we are exploring other options from CoreStack, but I do not think any specific improvements are needed. However, adding features to automate tasks at the operations level could help p...

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What is your primary use case for CoreStack?

My main use case for CoreStack is cloud cost governance and FinOps maturity. We are using CoreStack for our operations team and we have multiple cloud customers from different hyperscalers. For a s...

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What needs improvement with CloudHealth?

I do not see any flaws in VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth. Everything is fine for me. The performance is acceptable, and the layout is acceptable. It is very user-friendly, and there is nothing that needs...

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What is your primary use case for CloudHealth?

This product was used for financial management in my company because I was working for a FinTech. VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth's use case is related to financial control and resource governance across ...

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What advice do you have for others considering CloudHealth?

VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth's analytics in understanding cloud usage trends and expense forecasts is normally more for marketing staff and analyzing production servers in my case, so I am not very exp...

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Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth, CloudHealth

Overview

CoreStack® Enterprise Enables You to be agile and eliminate waste while proactively mitigating risks by making your cloud governance intelligent and autonomous. It applies Cloud-as-Code™ approach to govern the four critical components of your cloud

CoreStack

VMware Tanzu CloudHealth, formerly known as VMware Aria Cost Powered by CloudHealth, is a specialized cloud management platform tailored for Multi-Cloud Cost Optimization. It offers comprehensive visibility into cloud spending across various providers, enabling users to identify areas for optimization and make informed resource allocation decisions. With features like reserved instance management, resource rightsizing, and automated cost governance policies, it facilitates financial management for optimal cost efficiency. Beyond cost optimization, Tanzu CloudHealth enhances cloud operations through workload optimization and governance automation, catering to multi-cloud environments encompassing public, private, and hybrid clouds. Its primary focus remains on enabling organizations to effectively manage and reduce cloud expenditures while supporting operations across diverse cloud platforms.

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Pinterest, Dow Jones, RhythmOne, Ziff Davis, Acquia, Mentor Graphics, Lookout, Veracode, SwiftKey, Amtrak, Shi, Imgur, SumoLogic, NewsUK, Cloudera, Canvas

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