Running Tanzu on-premises on vSphere often costs differently than running it as a managed service on a public cloud (like Azure Spring Apps or Tanzu on AWS).
U.S. Federal VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Subscription Starter Pack for 500 Cores + Production Support/Subscription for 3 Years. $ tanzu pricing
While previously available as a free, open-source version, Broadcom has focused on the commercial Tanzu Kubernetes Grid for enterprise production. Economic Impact & Savings Running Tanzu on-premises on vSphere often costs differently
Before you buy a standalone Tanzu license, audit your existing VMware contracts. Many companies discover they already have Tanzu rights through VCF. In that case, your marginal is zero. your marginal is zero.