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VMware Tanzu Platform pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Tanzu Mission Control offers seamless integration with infrastructure, virtualization of networking, and storage.
Tanzu Mission Control provides management of Kubernetes clusters across private and public clouds.
Tanzu is highly scalable and flexible, allowing easy upgrades and scaling without downtime.
Tanzu Mission Control offers a single-pane view for managing multiple Kubernetes environments.
Tanzu is known for its high availability and effective integration with other systems, enhancing observability and service management.

CONS

VMware Tanzu Platform's implementation is complex, taking up to two days to complete.
There is a need for better integration with platforms like vRealize Automation and VMware vCloud Director as well as third-party solutions such as those from HPE.
The disaster recovery feature lacks in tracking issues effectively, and a more integrated dashboard view is needed for comprehensive management.
High upfront costs and pricing increases post Broadcom acquisition make it less accessible, especially to smaller companies.
The platform could integrate better with Google Cloud Platform and consider tiered subscription models to broaden its customer base.
 

VMware Tanzu Platform Pros review quotes

ErmiasGirma - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc
Oct 6, 2025
We can build namespaces and provide application developers the platform to deploy their applications on pods within containerization, and we can easily manage, pull results, and create containers efficiently, making it a simple way to handle applications.
RK
Subject Matter Expert & Technical Lead (Dicks Sporting Goods) at Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
May 19, 2025
We feel very good about these features.
DarshanChaudhari - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect Hybrid Cloud Practice US/Europe at Tech Mahindra Limited
Feb 7, 2025
The Tanzu platform is highly available, scalable, and flexible.
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SS
System IT and Technologies Field Manager at Leumit Health Services
Sep 29, 2023
The most important thing about the solution is its flexibility.
Vikram Casula - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Infrastructure & Cloud ops at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Sep 14, 2022
I have multiple Kubernetes environments within my environment. TMC gives me a single pane view, which is good for managing everything.
DeepakMishra - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO, Head of Sales and Business Development at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 16, 2024
The Day 2 operations support is the most vital feature
SiddhitRenake - PeerSpot reviewer
Platform Engineer - Linux at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Feb 28, 2024
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.
Satrajit Sengupta - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Calsoft
Jul 25, 2024
The observability platform and end-to-end service portal provided by Tanzu are the most valuable features.
Joshua Kurian - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Technical Architect at StarOne IT Solutions
Sep 27, 2023
The initial setup is easy.
Jason-Nash - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Architect at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Sep 23, 2022
We never experienced any problems with scalability.
 

VMware Tanzu Platform Cons review quotes

ErmiasGirma - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc
Oct 6, 2025
The price is very high compared to other Kubernetes environments because Kubernetes is open source.
RK
Subject Matter Expert & Technical Lead (Dicks Sporting Goods) at Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
May 19, 2025
One potential area for expansion would be leveraging AI capabilities, which my customer might be interested in exploring as they grow.
DarshanChaudhari - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect Hybrid Cloud Practice US/Europe at Tech Mahindra Limited
Feb 7, 2025
Customers have noticed a considerable price increase after VMware's acquisition by Broadcom.
Learn what your peers think about VMware Tanzu Platform. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
893,221 professionals have used our research since 2012.
SS
System IT and Technologies Field Manager at Leumit Health Services
Sep 29, 2023
The network control and security policies must be improved.
Vikram Casula - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Infrastructure & Cloud ops at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Sep 14, 2022
Tanzu provides better manageability as compared to OCP, but when it comes to tagging it with other products, it's a bit rigid. If I have to bring in any new product or something out of the box from a different vendor, working with Tanzu becomes a little difficult. For example, if I want to use the F5 services, I have to add one more layer of Avi, but I don't want to do that. If I have a list of the products that I want to use, such as for firewall services, with Tanzu, I will have to go through another layer, which creates complexity.
DeepakMishra - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO, Head of Sales and Business Development at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 16, 2024
The product should support integration with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
SiddhitRenake - PeerSpot reviewer
Platform Engineer - Linux at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Feb 28, 2024
Cost is always a concern. Smaller companies might find the price a bigger issue.
Satrajit Sengupta - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Calsoft
Jul 25, 2024
Addressing the high upfront costs could improve the product. Implementing a subscription-based model with tiered service options could make it more accessible to a broader range of customers.
Joshua Kurian - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Technical Architect at StarOne IT Solutions
Sep 27, 2023
Another area of improvement is pricing.
Jason-Nash - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Architect at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Sep 23, 2022
I would like to see additional support for things outside of Cloud Foundry.