IBM Cloud Functions vs. Tanzu Application Catalog

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Functions
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM Cloud Functions is a PaaS platform based on Apache OpenWhisk. With it, developers write code (“actions”) that respond to external events. Actions are hosted, executed, and scaled on demand based on the number of events coming in. No servers or infrastructure to provision and manage.
$0
per second of execution
Tanzu Application Catalog
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
The Tanzu Application Catalog (or Bitnami) provides packaged applications for any platform. The platform delivers and maintains a catalog of 130+ ready-to-run server applications and development environments in partnership with cloud providers including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle, driving over 1.5 million deployments per month. Bitnami was acquired by VMware in 2019.
$0.50
per month
Pricing
IBM Cloud FunctionsTanzu Application Catalog
Editions & Modules
Basic Cloud Functions Rate
$0.00017
per second of execution
API Gateway Rate
Free
10GB
$0.50
per month
T3A Nano
$3.38
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud FunctionsTanzu Application Catalog
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
IBM Cloud FunctionsTanzu Application Catalog
Considered Both Products
IBM Cloud Functions
Chose IBM Cloud Functions
AWS Lambda is 100 times more robust than IBM cloud functions. They essentially do the same thing, but AWS works. AWS is stable. we have had epic failures with cloud functions. Support was horrible. We literally had an open ticket with them for 2 months and it literally went …
Chose IBM Cloud Functions
IBM Cloud Functions are native to IBM Cloud and are easy to integrate into other IBM Cloud applications.
Chose IBM Cloud Functions
  • ICF is a lightweight service and does not require runtime configurations
  • Scalable on demand and hence there is no need to pay for runtime costs
Chose IBM Cloud Functions
AWS Lambda might be more suited for larger scaled companies looking to consistently access similar features at a higher volume/frequency, but for smaller teams with a limited budget, IBM's Cloud Functions are a competitive choice
Tanzu Application Catalog
Chose Tanzu Application Catalog
At first, another of the options that we considered was AMPPS, another application for AMP installations, however we quickly discarded it when we met with VMware Application Catalog (Bitnami), mainly due to the number of apps it handled, more than anything because it had all …
Chose Tanzu Application Catalog
Bitnami provides more solutions
Chose Tanzu Application Catalog
VMware Application Catalog (Bitnami) offers better tools to complete the task faster and more efficiently. The customer support and knowledge base is also well presented and trained.
Chose Tanzu Application Catalog
Bitnami blows them away on all fronts--their products, their knowledgeable staff, and their tools that allow us to complete the job quickly.
Features
IBM Cloud FunctionsTanzu Application Catalog
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Functions
-
Ratings
Tanzu Application Catalog
8.1
Ratings
1% above category average
Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Scalability00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Platform management overhead00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Workflow engine capability00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Platform access control00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Services-enabled integration00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Development environment creation00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Development environment replication00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Issue recovery00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud FunctionsTanzu Application Catalog
Likelihood to Recommend
3.0
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud FunctionsTanzu Application Catalog
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Cloud Functions [is] not the worse product on the IBM cloud. I decided to write this review as I thought it would be balanced. I would still use functions to set up a serverless architecture where execution time is pretty quick and the code is relatively simple. I wouldn't use IBM Cloud Functions for async calls obviously, as costs could be higher. The functions documentation is lacking in terms of CI/CD, and there are unexplainable errors occurring - like the network connection that I mentioned. So I wouldn't just rely on IBM Cloud Functions too much for the entire system, but make sure it's diversified.
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VMware Application Catalog (Bitnami) is well-suited for the following scenarios: - Organizations with many users and a limited IT staff: This product allows them to quickly and easily make a variety of applications available to their users, without having to manually install and configure each one. - Organizations with a need to deploy a wide range of open-source applications in a virtual environment: The product allows for easy discovery, download, and deployment of a wide range of popular open-source applications to a virtual machine. - Organizations that operate in a hybrid or multi-cloud environment: The product allows for deployment of applications to virtual machines running on-premises or in the cloud, depending on the organization's needs and infrastructure. On the other hand, VMware Application Catalog (Bitnami) may be less appropriate for the following scenarios: - Organizations that primarily use proprietary or closed-source applications: As the product is limited to open-source applications, it may not be suitable for organizations that primarily use proprietary or closed-source applications. - Organizations that require a high degree of customizability for their applications: The product offers limited customizability options for the applications once deployed, which may not be suitable for organizations that require a high degree of customizability. - Organizations that have strict regulatory compliance requirements: The open-source nature of the product may make it less appropriate for organizations that have strict regulatory compliance requirements, as it may not have the same level of support and security as proprietary software.
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Pros
  • Validate raw data files - check the validity of raw data input to the system, to make sure we analyze only the relevant data. The raw data stream rate is hard to be predicted, since it depends on real world activities.
  • Analyze raw data - analyzing of valid raw data, described above.
  • Insert data to LOCAL data base.
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  • pre-packaged templates they provide.
  • ease of cloud-deployment of your projects.
  • The development community page always has useful information and there is a lot of support.
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Cons
  • Billing can be a hassle, not the most responsive customer service/support team
  • Handles & executes most functionalities, but other platforms offer more scalability if you're seeking consistent and stable growth
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  • Possibility to configure the implementation through mobile devices
  • Sometimes the performance of the VMs is slower than expected
  • A best way to do the upgrades, you have reinstall and reconfigure in this process
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Usability
No answers on this topic
Most of it is intuitive. I think some of the awkwardness is found by new users who are unfamiliar with other software applications.
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
They have an expert team, not just a frontline team that has learned the FAQs but a team that knows the product.
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Alternatives Considered
AWS Lambda is 100 times more robust than IBM cloud functions. They essentially do the same thing, but AWS works. AWS is stable. we have had epic failures with cloud functions. Support was horrible. We literally had an open ticket with them for 2 months and it literally went nowhere. They said it could do 100 calls a minute. We proved over and over that we couldn't get above 20 without getting failures. They had NO explanation whatsoever. The ticket got closed because we were tired of asking them questions and getting no understandable or usable response.
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At first, another of the options that we considered was AMPPS, another application for AMP installations, however we quickly discarded it when we met with VMware Application Catalog (Bitnami), mainly due to the number of apps it handled, more than anything because it had all the ones we used and also the option free made it very tempting, more time in the market and more community support
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Return on Investment
  • Definitely has positive impact due to the pay only when used feature
  • Lightweight cloud services help with scaling without high investment in infrastructure
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  • It's helped to create a community of loyal users, which would be difficult with other applications
  • The implementation was fast
  • It's easy to update
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