IBM Cloud Functions vs. Tanzu Application Catalog

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Functions
Score 7.0 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
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
5 Ratings
4% above category average
Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Scalability00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Platform management overhead00 Ratings7.45 Ratings
Workflow engine capability00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Platform access control00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Services-enabled integration00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Development environment creation00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Development environment replication00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings7.35 Ratings
Issue recovery00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
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IBM Cloud FunctionsTanzu Application Catalog
Small Businesses
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud FunctionsTanzu Application Catalog
Likelihood to Recommend
3.0
(7 ratings)
8.8
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud FunctionsTanzu Application Catalog
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
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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Broadcom
The best way to take advantage of VMware Application Catalog (Bitnami) is as in the case I mentioned, that you constantly implement these free software, where any time saved is important in terms of installation, configuration and testing environment, it really is a very useful solution, also if you need a good community and support; however the cloud and VMs solutions is not designed for huge products, these can be slow or remain insufficient if the use of these grows a lot, even though it is an easy-to-use product, you need to have enough knowledge in terms of installation and management of cloud solutions, a beginner can find himself in trouble
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Pros
IBM
  • Great substitute for a simple API calls to run non-complicated code.
  • Easy way to run Python/Java/Javascript to get something done.
  • File validation.
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Broadcom
  • 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
IBM
  • 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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Broadcom
  • 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
IBM
No answers on this topic
Broadcom
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
IBM
No answers on this topic
Broadcom
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
IBM
  • 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
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Broadcom
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
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • It directly affected our expenses since we do not need to deploy and maintain a set of separate applications.
  • It allowed us to pay for only the amount of time cloud functions run.
  • It saved on maintenance and monitoring of the applications it replaced.
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Broadcom
  • We save a lot of time implementing the apps, less engineers working on this phase
  • The upgrade process of the apps can be a pain and a waste valuable time
  • The mains options of the VMware Application Catalog (Bitnami) are free so is important for save money in our organization
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