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VMware Tanzu Platform

byBroadcom (VMware)
in
4.3
Market Presence: Container Management, Cloud Application Platforms (Transitioning to Cloud-Native Application Platforms)

Overview

Product Information on VMware Tanzu Platform

Updated 23rd January 2026

What is VMware Tanzu Platform?

VMware Tanzu Platform is an AI-ready, application Platform as a Service (PaaS) built on Cloud Foundry that simplifies modern software delivery and platform operations on an elastic application runtime. Optimized for VMware Cloud Foundation, Tanzu Platform provides a pre-engineered environment that automates the entire application lifecycle from secure container builds and service binding to automated scaling and unified observability. It features simple developer abstractions, a centralized management interface, and a marketplace for governed data and AI services and integrations. Tanzu Platform addresses critical business challenges by streamlining the path to production for enterprise software, including agentic AI toolchains, while ensuring deterministic compliance and governance. By abstracting infrastructure complexities such as networking and server provisioning, Tanzu Platform enhances operational efficiency and allows development teams to focus on building business logic.

VMware Tanzu Platform Pricing

VMware Tanzu Platform is licensed under a subscription-based model centered on the Tanzu Platform Unit (TPU), which acts as a versatile currency for licensing based on an organization's application footprint. The primary metric for consumption is the Application Instance (AI) or Service Instance (SI), which is defined as a started instance of an application or a bound service managed by the platform.

Overall experience with VMware Tanzu Platform

IT SECURITY & RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE
50M - 250M USD, Software
FAVORABLE

“VMWare Tanzu Simplifies Kubernetes Management Amid Initial Setup Complexity Challenges”

4.0
Nov 24, 2025
VMWare Tanzu Platform offers strong Kubernetes management and scalability, but its complexity is challenging. Especially for the initial setup and integrations, but luckily the documentation is clear.
PLATFORM ENGINEER
1B - 3B USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Good solution to get started”

3.0
Feb 12, 2024
The product is solid but nothing exceptional. It's a good solution to get started with app.

About Company

Company Details

Updated 4th February 2026
Year Founded
1998
Head office location
California, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
https://www.vmware.com/

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Deciding Factors: VMware Tanzu Platform Vs. Market Average
Performance of VMware Tanzu Platform Across Market Features

VMware Tanzu Platform Likes & Dislikes

Like

I liked the ability to simplify Kubernetes management at scale. It offers strong automation with integrated observability. It also offers modern flexibility across multi-cloud environments, making it an easy choice for organizations embracing cloud-native strategies.

Like

The service is focused on cloud native workload and there metrics/traces and has a very clear and intuitive UI. It also provides some built-in dashboards to get started quickly

Like

The fact that it's built to work natively in the VMware environment is key to Tanzu.

Dislike

Integrating with existing CI/CD pipelines can be complex and time-consuming, especially for non-engineers. requires a dedicated training to fully leverage advanced features like Tanzu Mission Control and Application Services.

Dislike

- quite costly - not open source - no wide adoption

Dislike

The install and upgrade process is pretty complicated and took some support from Broadcom to complete.

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Peer Discussions

VMware Tanzu Platform Reviews and Ratings

4.3

(163 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
35%
4 Star
63%
3 Star
2%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.4

Service & Support

4.5

Product Capabilities

4.6

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  • IT SECURITY & RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    VMWare Tanzu Simplifies Kubernetes Management Amid Initial Setup Complexity Challenges

    4.0
    Nov 24, 2025
    VMWare Tanzu Platform offers strong Kubernetes management and scalability, but its complexity is challenging. Especially for the initial setup and integrations, but luckily the documentation is clear.
  • SYSTEMS ENGINEER
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Complex Installation Process Offset by Streamlined VMware Integration and Customization

    5.0
    Nov 7, 2025
    My overall experience has been positive, especially in terms of simplifying and customizing workloads in the VMware environment. The platform has good visibility, governance and customization for the Dev Ops workflow.
  • ENGINEERING MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Automation Capabilities Enhance Application Lifecycles Within VMware Multicloud Ecosystem

    5.0
    Nov 23, 2025
    great platform to apply automation to modern application lifecycles ans support multicloud in vmware ecosystem.
  • MANAGER OF IT SERVICES
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Assessment of Deep Kubernetes Integration and Challenging Initial Setup Process

    4.0
    Oct 1, 2025
    Powerfull Kubernetes platform woth strong enterprise features
  • Director of IT Services
    10B+ USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Developer Experience Enhanced by Platform Security Despite Ongoing Patch Maintenance Toil

    4.0
    Dec 22, 2025
    Provides standardization for application deployments, easy to manage platform, provides great developer experience.
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