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We performed a comparison between HashiCorp Consul and VMware Tanzu Service Mesh based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The documentation is good.""HashiCorp Consul's most valuable feature is the automation of many processes, which limits the errors from user interaction.""The product's most valuable features are support for Service Mesh TLS and canary deployment."

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"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."

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Cons
"They could improve issues related to triggering generic deployments for the platform.""Health check outputs are delayed sometimes.""The command line of HashiCorp Consul could be more intuitive to make it easier to use."

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"VMware Tanzu Service Mesh could add better integration with other cloud platforms, such as vRealize Automation or VMware vCloud Director for cloud providers."

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  • "In case of budget constraints, we opt for the product's business support licenses and use an open-source version"
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  • "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 Answer:The product's most valuable features are support for Service Mesh TLS and canary deployment.
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer: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 software… more »
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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.

    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm26%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Insurance Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Wellness & Fitness Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    HashiCorp Consul is ranked 6th in Service Mesh with 3 reviews while VMware Tanzu Service Mesh is ranked 8th in Service Mesh. HashiCorp Consul is rated 7.6, while VMware Tanzu Service Mesh is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of HashiCorp Consul writes "A scalable solution that can be used to perform health checks of applications and services". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Tanzu Service Mesh writes "Reliable, effective Kubernetes management, and good technical support". HashiCorp Consul is most compared with AWS App Mesh, NGINX Service-Mesh, Kong Mesh, Istio and HAProxy, whereas VMware Tanzu Service Mesh is most compared with Istio, Envoy, NGINX Service-Mesh and Buoyant Linkerd.

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