HashiCorp Consul vs VMware Tanzu Service Mesh comparison

HashiCorp Consul
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Categories and Ranking

HashiCorp Consul
Ranking in Service Mesh
6th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
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VMware Tanzu Service Mesh
Ranking in Service Mesh
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
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Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Service Mesh category, the market share of HashiCorp Consul is 5.1% and it decreased by 18.4% compared to the previous year. The market share of VMware Tanzu Service Mesh is 5.1% and it decreased by 33.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

MR
Nov 17, 2023
A scalable solution that can be used to perform health checks of applications and services
I use the solution for service discovery and orchestration. We have a lot of microservices architecture The solution is useful for performing health checks of the applications and services. The documentation is good. Health check outputs are delayed sometimes. If a service is down for more than…
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IC
Sep 28, 2021
Reliable, effective Kubernetes management, and good technical support
 I use Service Mesh for micro-segmentation projects and set up draft projects for customers The valuable feature I have found to be the management of Kubernetes clusters in a private cloud or public clouds, such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform. VMware Tanzu Service Mesh could add better…
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product's most valuable features are support for Service Mesh TLS and canary deployment."
"The documentation is good."
"HashiCorp Consul's most valuable feature is the automation of many processes, which limits the errors from user interaction."
"The valuable feature I have found to be the management of Kubernetes clusters in a private cloud or public clouds, such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform."
 

Cons

"Health check outputs are delayed sometimes."
"They could improve issues related to triggering generic deployments for the platform."
"The command line of HashiCorp Consul could be more intuitive to make it easier to use."
"VMware Tanzu Service Mesh could add better integration with other cloud platforms, such as vRealize Automation or VMware vCloud Director for cloud providers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In case of budget constraints, we opt for the product's business support licenses and use an open-source version"
"One of our Spanish customers told us that VMware Tanzu Service Mesh is a very expensive product for their data center."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Wellness & Fitness Company
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HashiCorp Consul?
The product's most valuable features are support for Service Mesh TLS and canary deployment.
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What needs improvement with HashiCorp Consul?
They could improve issues related to triggering generic deployments for the platform. We have raised multiple support cases. They could enhance the integration approach with Service Mesh tools. Add...
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What advice do you have for others considering HashiCorp Consul?
I recommend HashiCorp Consul for beginners. It is a stable tool. The key-vault storage feature has significantly enhanced our configuration management process. We have maintained the secret softwar...
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Overview

Multiple clouds and private datacenters with dynamic IPs, ephemeral containers, dominated by east-west traffic, no clear network perimeters.

CONSUL APPROACH
-Centralized registry to locate any service
-Services discovered and connected with centralized policies
-Network automated in service of applications
-Zero trust network enforced by identity-based security policies

VMware Tanzu Service Mesh
Simplify the way you connect, monitor and secure the many microservices driving your business - across any runtime and any cloud.

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