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 Review
Great Product for big Organizations
QuickView of Bitnami - VMware Application Catalog
Great product to get the job done
Fits the bill for what we need
Popular Features
- Services-enabled integration (5)8.484%
- Workflow engine capability (5)8.484%
- Scalability (5)8.484%
- Platform management overhead (5)7.474%
Pricing
10GB
$0.50
T3A Nano
$3.38
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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
- 8.5Ease of building user interfaces(4) Ratings
Ability to build flexible user interfaces using drag-and-drop tools
- 8.4Scalability(5) Ratings
Ease of scaling up or down to meet demand
- 7.4Platform management overhead(5) Ratings
Resources required to keep platform up and running
- 8.4Workflow engine capability(5) Ratings
Process automation using rule-based engine
- 8.5Platform access control(4) Ratings
Rules controlling what data different user categories can access
- 8.4Services-enabled integration(5) Ratings
Ability to integrate with cloud applications and data via APIs and pre-built connectors
- 9Development environment creation(5) Ratings
Ease of creating new development environments
- 8.8Development environment replication(5) Ratings
Ease of replicating new development environments
- 7.4Issue monitoring and notification(5) Ratings
Integrated monitoring and notification of issues and problems
- 7.2Issue recovery(4) Ratings
Ease of recovery from problem state
- 7.2Upgrades and platform fixes(5) Ratings
Ease of deployment of major upgrades or problem fixes
Product Details
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- Tech Details
- FAQs
What is Tanzu Application Catalog?
Tanzu Application Catalog Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | No |
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(8)Community Insights
- Business Problems Solved
- Pros
- Cons
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.
Attribute Ratings
Reviews
(1-6 of 6)- 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
Bitnami Review
- Preconfigured wamp environment
- Provides quick deployment capabilities
- Scales to cloud
- N/a
Great Product for big Organizations
- deploy software
- wide range of software
- discover new useful software
- limited to open source softwre
- user interface
- customizability options for applications once deployed
- 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.
QuickView of Bitnami - VMware Application Catalog
- 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.
Great product to get the job done
- 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
Fits the bill for what we need
- 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