We performed a comparison between Docker and VMware Tanzu Mission Control 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."Docker packages up an application as a single item that you can then run without the need to install or configure it to work on any specific machine."
"The most valuable feature is Docker has a fast learning curve."
"The most valuable feature is that it gives you the same environment as on a developer machine as well as a production machine relevant to specifications."
"Docker is very reliable. It's easy to scale, and it's very stable."
"The solution's most valuable feature is having containers independent of the operating system or environment."
"The lift and shift creates a lightweight image."
"I have seen end-to-end performance with Docker. It's a great tool, and it's the most popular container service in the market."
"The deployment is quite fast, which is beneficial."
"The most valuable feature of VMware Tanzu Mission Control is the management functionality of the cluster life cycle. Additionally, the solution integrates well with other vendors, such as Velero for backups and Sonobuoy for compliance. Additionally, it works well in multi-cluster environments."
"VMware Tanzu Mission Control has many valuable features, such as ease of use and customization."
"I have multiple Kubernetes environments within my environment. TMC gives me a single pane view, which is good for managing everything."
"The multi-tenancy with the VCD is great."
"The most popular feature of VMware Tanzu Mission Control is its graphical user interface for describing network policies on the Service Mesh, which is highly integrable with other tools commonly used in supply chains such as security."
"The initial setup is easy."
"A feature we find valuable is that other products can also be integrated with Mission Control. This means that we can see the status of specific clusters, as well as view the monitoring application logs all from one point."
"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."
"If you install Docker on a host, it creates its own firewalls. It can become an issue. Usually, when you want to install Docker, you need to restart the firewall or restart the active tables on the machine, but this is not the case with Kubernetes. It uses the default set up by the next administrator, but with Docker, you have to restart the firewall and restart Docker before the firewall on the system will be okay. If you do not the rules will not be created."
"I would like to see a more UI-based tool so that students can easily understand it rather than memorizing all of the Docker commands."
"I have encountered network issues while connecting with microservices. I want to optimize the application layers over the bucket. It should also have better documentation."
"The command line interface could be more intuitive. I constantly struggle with it."
"The volumes for persistent storage could be more user friendly right out of the box."
"The documentation could be improved."
"The solution could improve with a GUI instead of only a command line interface. Having to use the command line interface can be a hassle."
"There is always room for improvement. I often refer to forums such as StackOverflow to learn from other developers' experiences and the challenges they have faced while using Docker."
"LYNX is a managed cluster solution that takes care of specific details within a cluster, such as sequences or services. I haven't seen this feature in Tanzu Mission Control."
"Cost is always a concern. Smaller companies might find the price a bigger issue."
"This product doesn't have a GUI. In order to use it properly, I need to connect it to a new GUI or build a GUI to manage it — it's pretty difficult."
"We want to see a new feature that helps build more security architecture like Zero Trust Security or shifting left in Kubernetes."
"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."
"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 network control and security policies must be improved."
"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."
Docker is ranked 7th in Container Management with 40 reviews while VMware Tanzu Mission Control is ranked 3rd in Container Management with 12 reviews. Docker is rated 8.6, while VMware Tanzu Mission Control is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Docker writes "Easy to deploy with an impressive networking feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Tanzu Mission Control writes "Gives a single pane to manage multiple Kubernetes environments and has competitive pricing". Docker is most compared with Mirantis Container Runtime, Rancher Labs, Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) and Codespaces, whereas VMware Tanzu Mission Control is most compared with Rancher Labs, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE and Google Kubernetes Engine. See our Docker vs. VMware Tanzu Mission Control report.
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