Terracotta vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

Software AG and VMware are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Software AG is ranked #20 with an average rating of 7.0, while VMware is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.3. Software AG holds a 0.6% mindshare in DDM, compared to VMware’s 3.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of VMware users who would recommend it.

Terracotta

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VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

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89% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Terracotta

Ranking in Database Development and Management

20th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

Ranking in Database Development and Management

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (12th), Data Warehouse (6th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Terracotta is 0.6%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 3.0%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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reviewer2727468

Senior Application Engineer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

Enhancing User Experience with Clustering While Potential Exists for Better Customization

My total experience with Terracotta is installing it in the architecture to do the clustering in WebMethods Integration Server. This provided to tackle the memory and the processes of those servers in the same pool. Terracotta, as per my understanding, is used for caching. The first function is used for clustering the requests. Regarding improvements, I cannot imagine what could be improved because my actual work in Integration Server is not totally restricted to Terracotta. The main function was restricted to developing services using integration servers in Software AG. The use of Terracotta is just for implementing caching. In this part, I create a cache manager for this response, and from a UI perspective, I am unable to suggest improvements.

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Sushma Polavarapu

Sr Data Analytics Consultant at Capgemini

Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges

We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

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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

"The impact of Terracotta's high availability and failover capabilities on the organization's data consistency and reliability is significant."

"The solution has really cool features to use. Its management console is excellent. You can utilize plugins to view the performance of the whole service on one network."

"The solution's best feature is its exceptional speed, delivering efficient utilization of resources."

"Scalability is simple because it's an MPP database. If you need more processing power or you need more storage, you just add a few more nodes in the cluster. It works on common commodity hardware. You can use any type of server. You don't need to have proprietary hardware. It's fairly flexible."

"Companies can scale the solution, so long as they have server room."

"Reliability for the messages is key. RabbitMQ ensures your messages are safe. They are not deleted and stuff."

"It's super easy to deploy and it also supports different languages and analytics."

"The most valuable feature is that it's really customizable."

"The parallel load features mean that Greenplum is capable of high-volume data loading in parallel to all of the cluster segments, which is really valuable."

Cons

"I know that we have many other solutions that do the same functionality as Terracotta. I don't recall the names of the products now, but I believe there are many products that may be better than Terracotta."

"Some integration with other platforms like design tools, and ETL development tools, that will enable some advanced functionality, like fully down processing, etc."

"The solution needs improvement on performance."

"Maintenance is time-consuming."

"Tanzu Greenplum's compression for GPText could be made more efficient."

"Extra filters would be helpful."

"The initial setup is somewhat complex and the out-of-the-box configuration requires optimization."

"I saw some limitation with respect to the column store, and removing this would be an improvement."

"The initial deployment was a little difficult."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."

"It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."

"Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."

"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."

"are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."

"On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."

"Tanzu Greenplum's pricing is really competitive and gives excellent value for money."

"The pricing is okay."

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Terracotta?

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What is your primary use case for Terracotta?

Terracotta is actually a product used for clustering. It is not used standalone in architecture but is used in the Software AG architecture to cluster the request or state the request data between ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Terracotta?

I may not be the best one to provide advice, but during my experience with Terracotta, I didn't face major issues with this product. I recommend this product to be used in any architecture. On a sc...

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How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?

IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...

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What do you like most about VMware RabbitMQ?

RabbitMQ provides access to SDKs for development and the ability to raise and log tickets if we encounter issues. We can integrate RabbitMQ using various languages like Java or Python using the pro...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware RabbitMQ?

The product is free of cost.

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Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres

Overview

Clock the fastest performance for operational and analytical workloads. Only with Software AG's Terracotta DB can you use one store for transactions and analytics - that's just smarter for real-time business. You no longer need to duplicate and move data for computations. And by moving data off the mainframe to in-memory, not only can you access data lightening-fast, you also can drastically reduce MIPS costs.

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VMware Tanzu is a robust platform tailored for data warehousing, complex analytics, BI applications, and predictive analytics. It excels in scalability, performance, and parallel processing, enhancing data handling efficiency. Users report significant productivity improvements and streamlined operations, making it ideal for comprehensive data solutions.

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