What is the best alternative to VMware Tanzu?

Codiac is a leading VMware Tanzu alternative that offers visual Kubernetes management, 40% cloud cost savings, and 5-minute cluster onboarding with zero YAML required.

How do I migrate from VMware Tanzu?

Codiac offers a parallel migration path from VMware Tanzu. Onboard in minutes, run your first workload while VCF is still running, then migrate at your own pace with zero risk.

Why are teams leaving VMware Tanzu after the Broadcom acquisition?

After Broadcom acquired VMware, teams face increased licensing costs, reduced support, and product uncertainty. Six independent surveys show 74-98% of VMware customers are planning their exit.

VMware Tanzu Alternative: Drop the Complexity, Keep the Kubernetes

Broadcom’s VMware acquisition left Tanzu customers facing rising costs and uncertain roadmaps. Codiac is the Tanzu replacement that simplifies Kubernetes management — no code required to deploy, no vendor lock-in, multi-cloud ready.

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Cloud-neutral. No YAML. No VCF. The simplest vSphere Kubernetes Service alternative on the market.

Why Teams Are Leaving VMware Tanzu After the Broadcom Acquisition

After the Broadcom VMware acquisition, VMware licensing changes drove 74–98% of teams to evaluate alternatives. The only variable is timing.

THE CONSENSUS - Six surveys showing 74-98% of VMware shops are planning their exit

What Tanzu Customers Are Saying About the VMware Migration

What platform engineers are actually saying

They said take it or leave it. Well, we left it.

Hacker News user

Our licensing and support quote was 3x what we'd been paying. No negotiation. No alternatives within the VMware ecosystem.

r/vmware user

The lack of clarity makes Tanzu a non-starter for anyone planning infrastructure investments right now.

The Stack

It's like getting a whole extra DevOps engineer. A really good one.

Codiac customer

That last quote is from a Codiac customer. The contrast speaks for itself.

What Makes Codiac a Better Tanzu Kubernetes Alternative

From multi-cluster Kubernetes management to zero-trust security—Codiac replaces Tanzu Kubernetes Grid without the vendor lock-in.

Onboarding

Minutes, not months. Connect any CNCF cluster. No rip-and-replace.

Deployments

Drag-and-drop release promotions. No Helm charts. No pipeline duct tape.

Environments

Ephemeral environments on demand. Spin up, test, tear down. No ticket required.

Observability

Fleet-wide, real-time. Every cluster, every namespace, one dashboard. (v2.5, June 2025)

Security

Zero-trust RBAC. Automated certs. Policy enforcement across the fleet.

Deployment Options

SaaS. Self-managed. Air-gapped. Your compliance requirement, your deployment model.

How to Migrate from VMware Tanzu to Codiac

No rip and replace. Codiac’s Cluster Hopping moves your workloads with zero downtime — not in months, in days.

MINUTES

Onboard Codiac. Connect any CNCF-conformant cluster. No YAML. No migration planning marathon.

Zero Risk

FIRST DAY

Deploy your first workload. Codiac replicates your cluster configuration automatically — no manual effort.

Low Risk

FIRST WEEK

Migrate remaining workloads via Cluster Hopping. Disposable clusters, zero downtime, instant rollback if anything goes sideways.

Controlled

DONE

Fully migrated. VCF contract expires on its own schedule — you stopped depending on it days ago.

Complete

Cluster upgrades that used to take weeks now take five minutes. The money you spend next is a choice. Start the parallel path today.

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Cloud-neutral. No YAML. No VCF. Onboard in minutes.