Terracotta vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

Software AG and Broadcom are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Software AG is ranked #21 with an average rating of 7.0, while Broadcom is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.4. Software AG holds a 0.7% mindshare in DDM, compared to Broadcom’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Terracotta

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100% willing to recommend

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

21st

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

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (15th), Data Warehouse (9th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Terracotta is 0.7%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 2.8%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions	2.8%
Terracotta	0.7%
Other	96.5%

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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."

"We use VMware RabbitMQ to transfer information from one point to another."

"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."

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

"The security is great."

"The product's reliability is the most valuable feature."

"We have been able to set up a messaging system that facilitates data integration between the software modules that we sell."

"Very sophisticated routing control and priority messaging capabilities"

"I like the high throughput of 20K messages/sec, and that it supports multiple protocols."

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."

"This solution struggled with multi-regional synchronization."

"VMware RabbitMQ needs to create a new queue system."

"Scalability issues are present."

"VMware Tanzu Greenplum needs improvement in the memory area and improved methods for quick access to the disc. So, one of the quick goals of Greenplum must work on enhancing access to the disc by adding hints in the database."

"The initial deployment was a little difficult."

"RabbitMQ is clearly better supported on Linux than it is on Windows. There are idiosyncrasies in the Windows version that are not there on Linux."

"they need to interact more with customers. They need to explain the features, especially when there are new releases of Greenplum. I know just from information I've found that it has other features, it can be used to for analytics, for integration with Big Data, Hadoop. They need to focus on this part with the customer."

"There are some security concerns that have been raised with this product."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

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

"It is an open-source product."

"We are using the open-source version of this solution."

"The pricing is okay."

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

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

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	30
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	48

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.

Software AG

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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