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Build, run and manage apps on any cloud, VM or K8s container

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VMware Tanzu - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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VMware Tanzu overview

What is VMware Tanzu?

VMware Tanzu is a software development and container management platform that helps businesses build applications, automate the delivery of containerized workloads, run on any cloud, VM or Kubernetes distribution, and monitor apps in production.

VMware Tanzu enables software developers and platform engineers to optimize existing apps and develop cloud-native apps simultaneously. It allows IT operations teams to secure the container lifecycle and manage the policy, networking, and performance of containers. The IT staff can also implement network connectivity and enhance security through traffic encryption.

Developers can access a curated catalog of open-source production-ready containers and deploy them across various environments. IT Administrators can also validate cluster compliance, track the performance of workloads, and manage service mesh lifecycle along with clusters.

Key benefits of using VMware Tanzu

VMware Tanzu empowers organizations to innovate at the pace needed for their business. VMware Tanzu enables developers to focus on building great apps by providing faster, more secure paths to production and IT operations staff to automate platform operations at scale.

Tanzu Application Platform, Tanzu Application Service and Azure Spring Apps let developers focus on creating apps quickly and more securely with curated paths to production.

Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations enables IT operations staff to optimize Kubernetes operations at scale with automation, simplified cluster lifecycle management, and cross-cloud policy enforcement.

Tanzu Labs fosters application and infrastructure modernization skills and transform the way your developers and platform engineers work.

Starting price

995per feature /
per year

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VMware Tanzu’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

VMware Tanzu reviews

Overall rating

4.2

/5

17

Positive reviews

94

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend7.82/10
Rating distribution

5

4

3

2

1

6

10

0

1

0

Pros
“I have a great time explaining the tech and the different tools / software to the customer. They are most likely really interested into Tanzu and want to know more.”
CV

Christoph V.

Lead Consultant

“The overall experience is great. This is a promising and developing solution.”
MR

Mateusz R.

VMware/Tanzu Administrator

“I don't see any major problems with integration to good known DevOps tools like: Gitlab, Jenkins, Artifactory, Terraform, Vault. New platform customers are happy to use Tanzu environment.”
MR

Mateusz R.

VMware/Tanzu Administrator

Cons
“Their pricing metrics are all wrong. That is to say that the basis for pricing the product is not aligned with the individual components nor with business outcomes.”
JH

Joe H.

Senior Enterprise Architect and Platform Owner

“Documentation is still a weak point, especially after mergind Pivotal and VMware.”
PP

Pawel P.

Solutions Architect

“There is no balance between new features added (really high) and stability (non-existent).”
BJ

Boris J.

Tech Lead

Who uses VMware Tanzu?

Based on 17 verified user reviews.

Company size

Midsize Businesses

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Information Technology and Services
Computer Software
Banking
Financial Services
Others

Use cases

DevOps
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Application Development
Container Security
Application Performance Management

VMware Tanzu's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from VMware Tanzu users:

Continuous integration
Continuous deployment
Cloud computing
Version control
For developers
Deployment management

All VMware Tanzu features

Features rating:

Event logs
Container scanning
Role-Based permissions
Rules-Based workflow
Runtime container security
Real-Time notifications
Performance metrics
Authentication
Audit management
Application management
Monitoring
Real-Time monitoring
User management
Web/Mobile app development
Collaboration tools
Graphical user interface
Pre-built templates
Real-Time data
Portfolio management
Policy management
Load testing
Access controls/permissions
Release management
Reporting/Analytics
Resource management
Server monitoring
Source control
Task management
Third-Party integrations
Uptime reporting
Workflow management
Activity dashboard
Activity tracking
Alerts/Notifications
API
Bottleneck identification
Change management
Compatibility testing
Compliance management
Configurable workflow
Configuration management
Dashboard
Data import/export
Data security
Database support
Debugging
Diagnostic tools
Document management
Forms management
Incident management
Integrated development environment
Issue management
Issue tracking
Lifecycle management

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VMware Tanzu pricing

Value for money rating:

Starting from

995

Per year

Per Feature

Pricing details
Subscription
Free trial
Free plan
Pricing range

User opinions about VMware Tanzu price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of VMware Tanzu's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“I have a great time explaining the tech and the different tools / software to the customer. They are most likely really interested into Tanzu and want to know more.”
CV

Christoph V.

Lead Consultant

“The overall experience is great. This is a promising and developing solution.”
MR

Mateusz R.

VMware/Tanzu Administrator

VMware Tanzu integrations (6)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 17 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as VMware Tanzu integrations and how users feel about them.

vSphere logo
vSphere

Integration rating: 4.5 (2)

VMware Tanzu support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Knowledge Base
FAQs/Forum
Phone Support
24/7 (Live rep)

Training options

Documentation
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Videos

VMware Tanzu FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does VMware Tanzu offer?

VMware Tanzu has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $995.00/year
Pricing model: Subscription

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Q. Who are the typical users of VMware Tanzu?

VMware Tanzu has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business


Q. What languages does VMware Tanzu support?

VMware Tanzu supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does VMware Tanzu offer an API?

No, VMware Tanzu does not have an API available.


Q. What other apps does VMware Tanzu integrate with?

VMware Tanzu integrates with the following applications:
vSphere


Q. What level of support does VMware Tanzu offer?

VMware Tanzu offers the following support options:
Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep)

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