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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

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per month

T3A Nano

$3.38

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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

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

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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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
A couple of years ago, in the company we began to constantly implement free software such as Magento, Wordpress, Drupal, Moodle, for different uses, these were implemented both for clients and internal projects, at first it was something simple and fast due to the few needs and clients, but time passed and the number of projects increased and we needed a faster deployment of these environments with the least amount of errors, quick configuration, support and updating, so we started looking for a solution and that's where VMware Application Catalog (Bitnami) came to save us
  • Its easy to use and install apps
  • Great support, considering that its main services are free
  • Different options to install apps (Cloud, local, VM)
  • 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
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

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Bitnami is used for developing database driven web applications quickly for prototype or proof of concept purposes. Since Bitnami provides vast array of application solutions in the application catalog, we have deployed several of them. This includes PostgreSQL, Apache, Subversion, Apache Spark, InfluxDB, Jupyter Base Notebook, Apache Tomcat, and Jasper Reports. Obviously, Bitnami provivies a wide array of solutions based on various architectures that simplify application development tremendously.
  • Preconfigured wamp environment
  • Provides quick deployment capabilities
  • Scales to cloud
  • N/a
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.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
VMware Application Catalog (Bitnami) is an excellent product for organizations looking to easily manage and deploy a wide range of popular open-source applications to a virtual machine. It is incredibly easy to use and allows users to easily discover, download and deploy a wide range of applications, such as web servers, databases, and content management systems, without having to manually install and configure each one.
  • deploy software
  • wide range of software
  • discover new useful software
  • limited to open source softwre
  • user interface
  • customizability options for applications once deployed
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.
Siphesihle Mcineka | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As an organization that works close with a business chamber which most of their membership is made up of SMEs in underdeveloped and developing communities, we provide technology services to the chamber and its membership. We use Bitnami to manage most of our development including, GIT repository and vcs, integration tools, reporting services, website for business profiles, CMS, Database Management Services, itc.
  • 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.
  • Wordpress issues, I usually encounter more errors when working with Bitnami Wordpress even though there are solutions in the Bitnami docs, maybe some of the errors can be fixed within the packages.
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.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
When you have developers needing to streamline the production process, the VMware Application Catalog (Bitnami) fits very well and even with the cost associated with it. You choose the software, specify the operating system, and deploy it easily with the app catalog. In addition to being secure, you can easily audit the source codes as well. It's all at a convenience.
  • seamless implementation
  • The team is happy with the learning curve and how well it works
  • Mobile device access capability
  • Direct links to KBs for pop-up notifications
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.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use an implementation of Bitnami for our fan club services and forums. The Discourse server serves as a hub of all activity for users. It has helped to create a sense of community and has forged bonds that likely will go beyond mere daily interaction on the server. We were searching for a solution when another company basically stole our userbase and would not give it back. Since they, too were using an implementation of Bitnami, the ability to get the users back was easy. The Bitnami Team has been wonderful to work with over the years and I do see us continuing with them for at least the foreseeable future and more than likely years to come.
  • Seamless implementation
  • Easy distribution worldwide
  • The team is easy to work with
  • Notifications on upgrades
  • Better access on mobile devices
  • Clearer explanations on issue notifications that pop up in the dashboard
I haven't come across any situation where I thought Bitnami would be less appropriate. I know what they offer and I have an idea of when to use them and when not to use them. They do excel at what they do.
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