We compared VMware Tanzu Mission Control and OpenShift Container Platform based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
VMware Tanzu Mission Control and OpenShift Container Platform both offer competitive pricing, efficient setup processes, and positive customer service experiences. VMware Tanzu Mission Control is praised for its management capabilities, multi-cloud deployment, and security measures, while OpenShift Container Platform is lauded for its system integration, resource management, and application scalability. Users suggest VMware Tanzu Mission Control could improve on user interface and performance, while OpenShift Container Platform could enhance UI, system performance, resource management, and language support.
Features: VMware Tanzu Mission Control offers comprehensive management capabilities, multi-cloud deployment, resource utilization, user-friendly interface, security measures, and automation. OpenShift Container Platform focuses on integration, resource management, security, customization, and scalability of applications.
Pricing and ROI: The setup cost for VMware Tanzu Mission Control is minimal and straightforward, with no additional complexities. The licensing process is hassle-free and transparent, allowing flexibility for various deployment scenarios. In comparison, the setup process for OpenShift Container Platform is also straightforward and efficient. The licensing model is commended for its flexibility in meeting the needs of different users., In terms of return on investment, VMware Tanzu Mission Control has proven to be valuable for managing and controlling VMware ecosystems. Users reported improved efficiency and resource allocation. On the other hand, OpenShift Container Platform offers significant improvements in resource utilization, scalability, efficiency, and cost savings. It has enabled increased productivity and revenue growth through optimized operations and streamlined workflows.
Room for Improvement: VMware Tanzu Mission Control has room for improvement in terms of user interface, performance, documentation, and customization options. OpenShift Container Platform, on the other hand, could benefit from enhancements in user interface, system performance, resource management, and support for different programming languages.
Deployment and customer support: In comparing the reviews, it can be concluded that the duration to establish a new tech solution with VMware Tanzu Mission Control typically takes one week for both deployment and setup phases, while with OpenShift Container Platform, it can range from one week for both phases to three months for deployment and an additional week for setup. The context in which these terms are used must be carefully evaluated., The customer service for VMware Tanzu Mission Control has been highly praised for being excellent, top-notch, and responsive. Users appreciate the promptness and efficiency of the support team. OpenShift Container Platform also receives positive feedback, with users valuing the promptness, responsiveness, and expertise of the support staff. Overall, users express satisfaction with the customer service experience provided by both platforms.
The summary above is based on 39 interviews we conducted recently with VMware Tanzu Mission Control and OpenShift Container Platform users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The auto scalability feature, which is based on smart agendas, determined from pre-prepared rules is the most valuable feature. You can also create different routes for deployment. Deployment types can be provided with an identifier, such as an ARB deployment. This really helped in rolling out releases without disrupting services for the end-users."
"The most valuable features are the monitoring and logging functionalities."
"It is very lightweight and can be deployed very fast, especially when it comes to containers."
"The usability and the developer experience. The platform has a centralized consultant that is easy to use for our development, operations and security teams."
"The most valuable feature for me in the OpenShift Container Platform is the option to manage different containers and environments and also being able to switch among them."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its scalability on demand, which allows for potentially lower costs, and Built-in resiliency."
"The solution's security throughout the stack and the software supply chain is very reliable. When it was on-prem, it was by default secured by our company firewalls and security tools, and now it's in the cloud, which has its security and systems in place. This provides stability to our infrastructure."
"They have built on top of Kubernetes. Most of the Kubernetes latest technology is already supported by the solution."
"I have multiple Kubernetes environments within my environment. TMC gives me a single pane view, which is good for managing everything."
"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 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."
"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."
"The most important thing about the solution is its flexibility."
"VMware Tanzu Mission Control has many valuable features, such as ease of use and customization."
"Defining security metrics has proven beneficial for customers in maintaining a safe environment."
"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."
"OpenShift Container Platform needs to work on integrations."
"The solution does not work on a route-wise NFS."
"OpenShift Container Platform could improve by having better integration."
"Setting up OpenShift isn't easy. I rate it three out of ten for ease of setup. We're deploying it in three phases. They're in the second phase now. The total deployment time will be five months. We expect to complete the deployment this March. There are 13 people on three teams working on this deployment."
"The UI could be more user-friendly to drive tasks more effectively through the interface."
"I want to see more incorporation of native automation features; then, we could write a code, deploy it directly to OpenShift, and allow it to take care of the automated process. Using this method, we could write one application and have elements copy/pasted to other applications in the development process."
"The initial setup can be hard."
"It is difficult to deploy the OpenShift cluster in a bare-metal environment."
"Another area of improvement is pricing."
"The infrastructure is quite challenging."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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 solution could improve by having better integration with other solutions such as HPE."
"The network control and security policies must be improved."
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is ranked 1st in Container Management with 37 reviews while VMware Tanzu Mission Control is ranked 3rd in Container Management with 12 reviews. Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is rated 8.2, while VMware Tanzu Mission Control is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform writes "Provides automation that speeds up our process by 30% and helps us achieve zero downtime". 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". Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is most compared with Amazon EKS, Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE, Amazon Elastic Container Service, Rancher Labs and Kubernetes, whereas VMware Tanzu Mission Control is most compared with Rancher Labs, Kubernetes, Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE, Amazon EKS and Docker. See our Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform vs. VMware Tanzu Mission Control report.
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