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Tanzu Application Catalog

Tanzu Application Catalog
Formerly Bitnami

Overview

What is Tanzu Application Catalog?

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…

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Bitnami, offered by VMware Application Catalog, has become an invaluable tool for organizations that require efficient management and …
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Bitnami Review

10 out of 10
January 26, 2023
Incentivized
Bitnami is used for developing database driven web applications quickly for prototype or proof of concept purposes. Since Bitnami provides …
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Popular Features

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  • Services-enabled integration (5)
    8.4
    84%
  • Workflow engine capability (5)
    8.4
    84%
  • Scalability (5)
    8.4
    84%
  • Platform management overhead (5)
    7.4
    74%
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Pricing

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10GB

$0.50

Cloud
per month

T3A Nano

$3.38

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

Platform-as-a-Service

Platform as a Service is the set of tools and services designed to make coding and deploying applications much more efficient

8.1
Avg 8.2
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Product Details

What is Tanzu Application Catalog?

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.

Tanzu Application Catalog Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Reviewers rate Development environment creation highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of Tanzu Application Catalog are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

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Bitnami, offered by VMware Application Catalog, has become an invaluable tool for organizations that require efficient management and deployment of various open-source applications. One such organization that works closely with a business chamber uses Bitnami to handle their development needs, including GIT repository and VCS integration tools, reporting services, website for business profiles, CMS, and database management services. As the number of projects increased, the organization sought a solution that would enable faster deployment with minimal errors and provide quick configuration, support, and updating. This is when Bitnami came to the rescue.

With Bitnami, users can easily discover, download, and deploy a wide range of popular open-source applications to a virtual machine without the need for manual installation or configuration. The extensive catalog of applications available includes web servers, databases, content management systems, and more. Developers particularly find Bitnami useful for quickly creating database-driven web applications for prototype or proof of concept purposes. The organization has successfully deployed numerous applications from Bitnami’s catalog, such as PostgreSQL, Apache, Subversion, Apache Spark, InfluxDB, Jupyter Base Notebook, Apache Tomcat, and Jasper Reports. Additionally, Bitnami has been instrumental in providing solutions that simplify application development for different architectural needs.

Furthermore, Bitnami plays a vital role in facilitating fan club services and forums. By utilizing the Discourse server provided by Bitnami, organizations can create a hub for user activity and foster a sense of community among their members. This feature has proven essential for the organization mentioned earlier when their userbase was stolen by another company. Thanks to the ease of migration provided by Bitnami, they were able to recover their userbase successfully.

Overall, users have found Bitnami to be a suitable choice for streamlining production processes and deploying software easily. Its convenience and security features coupled with the ability to audit source codes make it an invaluable asset for organizations looking to simplify their application development and deployment workflows. The Bitnami team has been commended for their excellent support, leading the organization to plan on continuing their usage of Bitnami's services in the foreseeable future.

Helpful Pre-Packaged Templates: Many users have found the pre-packaged templates provided by the platform to be helpful, as they allow for quick deployment capabilities. These templates have been praised for their convenience and time-saving benefits.

Convenient Cloud-Deployment: Several reviewers appreciate the ease of cloud-deployment of projects offered by the platform. This feature allows them to conveniently access and manage their projects from anywhere, providing flexibility and accessibility.

Valuable Development Community Page: The development community page has consistently received positive feedback from users who find it to be a valuable resource. It provides useful information, support, and fosters collaboration among developers. Users greatly benefit from the knowledge sharing and assistance available on this platform's community page.

Errors in Bitnami Wordpress: Some users have encountered numerous errors when working with Bitnami Wordpress, even though there are solutions provided in the Bitnami documentation. These errors could be fixed within the packages.

Limited customization options for user interface: Users have expressed a desire for more options to customize the user interface of applications once deployed. They suggest that there should be more flexibility in customizing the appearance and functionality.

Lack of mobile access: Several reviewers have mentioned that they would like better access to the software through mobile devices. They desire the capability to access it directly or receive better notifications on upgrades. Additionally, having direct links to knowledge bases for pop-up notifications would be helpful.

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Reviews

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January 31, 2023

The easiest and fastest way to implement the best known free software everywhere

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
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
January 26, 2023

Bitnami Review

Verified User
Professional in Research & Development
Utilities Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Bitnami images are best used for development and may not be appropriate for production workloads. There are several application solutions to leverage from the catalog, all of which can be deployed locally or via cloud for better scalability.
January 19, 2023

Great Product for big Organizations

Verified User
Employee in Engineering
Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
January 19, 2023

QuickView of Bitnami - VMware Application Catalog

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Siphesihle Mcineka
Software Developer
Singatha Technologies (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Bitnami is well suited for startups with limited budget as they can take advantage of open source packages available and the ease of deploying your projects. A startup usually involves a small team where almost everyone is a developer, having version control system, continuous integration, database management and other development tools in one package is an advantage to the team.
January 18, 2023

Great product to get the job done

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 201-500 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
For your forums and clubs, such as schools and for the community, the VMware Application Catalog (Bitnami) helps with creating collaborations and development. The solution can help with bringing developers and security into one place to automate the process. By improving developer productivity, you save time and money for your DevOps to focus on improving the application.
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