A Year of Excellence

In our opinion, it’s another milestone at Tessell in a year brimming with fundraising announcements, industry accolades, sponsorship of major cloud conferences, expansion into EMEA and beyond, and the launch of new products. Now, we're delighted to share that Gartner has acknowledged us as a Strong Performer in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ “Voice of the Customer” for Cloud Database Management Systems. This recognition comes in our very first full year in business, and we believe this is a testament to the incredible support we've received from our customers. Even the first version of our platform has inspired tremendous confidence and love, and we're just getting started. Read the full report here.

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What is Cloud DBMS and Why Tessell? 

Gartner defines cloud database management systems (DBMSs) as “the market for software products that store and manipulate data, and that are primarily delivered as software as a service (SaaS) in the cloud. Cloud DBMSs may optionally be capable of running on-premises, hybrid, multicloud or intercloud configurations. They can be used for transactional and/or analytical work. They may have features that enable them to participate in a wider data ecosystem. They typically persist data using proprietary components in a durable manner, enabling a full range of create, read, update, and delete operations.” 

We feel Tessell stands out with its fully managed, multi-cloud Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) platform. This solution is purpose-built to support both transactional and analytical workloads, offering exceptional performance, scalability, and flexibility. Our cloud-native architecture ensures data durability and resilience while optimizing resource utilization across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Designed to meet the dynamic needs of modern enterprises, Tessell automates essential database operations, including provisioning, patching, high availability, backups, and disaster recovery. This automation significantly reduces operational complexity, enabling businesses to focus on strategic initiatives rather than database administration tasks.

With robust, comprehensive create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) capabilities, Tessell provides enterprises with the flexibility and control needed for diverse data management scenarios. Our platform seamlessly integrates into broader data ecosystems, supporting intercloud and hybrid deployments to ensure consistent, high-performance database management, regardless of the chosen infrastructure.

By aligning with Gartner's definition of cloud DBMS solutions, we believe Tessell is the ideal choice for organizations embarking on their cloud transformation journeys. In our opinion, our platform empowers users with enhanced agility, efficiency, and innovation potential, addressing each of Gartner weighted criteria, particularly excelling in automation, performance, and multi-cloud flexibility.

What Matters to IT Professionals?

We found that Gartner typically observes IT professionals prioritizing the following when evaluating cloud DBMS solutions:

• Performance & Scalability (high priority)
  
  
• Security & Compliance (high priority)
  
  
• Operational Automation & Simplicity (high priority)
  
  
• Multi-cloud & Hybrid Flexibility (medium to high priority)
  
  
• Integration Capability (medium priority)
  
  
• Cost Predictability (medium priority)
  
  
• Vendor Stability & Support (medium to high priority)

We feel that Tessell directly addresses each of Gartner's weighted criteria, particularly excelling in automation, performance, and multi-cloud flexibility, making it a strong fit for IT professionals seeking modern, enterprise-ready cloud DBMS solutions.

Why is the “Voice of the Customer” Important To Us?

In our opinion, this recognition is especially significant because it comes directly from the voices that matter most, our customers. Gartner Peer Insights™ “Gartner Peer Insights is a public platform that offers verified, first-hand reviews and ratings of enterprise technology solutions by end-user professionals for end-user professionals.” 

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We feel being identified as a Strong Performer means our users have clearly articulated the tangible benefits they experience with our platform, validating the strategic direction we’ve been passionately pursuing.

Here’s just a snapshot of what our users are saying:

“Tessell is a great product to use and easy to understand. It is customizable, and we have been using this product for the last 9 months, so overall, it is the best product for managing database-level activities.”
— AWS Cloud Engineer, IT Services

“Tessell delivered on everything that was presented to us. Our ability to deliver databases to the product and development teams has drastically improved. And we were able to lower our costs to meet our BCP and DR requirements.”
— VP, Engineering, Software

These real-world experiences demonstrate precisely why customers continue to trust Tessell as their go-to cloud DBMS provider.

Bakul Banthia, Co-Founder of Tessell, commented:

“We believe that being recognized in the Voice of the Customer is a proud milestone. It reinforces our commitment to building solutions that deliver real impact and value. We’re especially grateful to our customers for sharing their insights and helping shape the future of our platform.

Read the full report and comments here.

Where Do We Go From Here?

Tessell is evolving to support AI-ready workloads and introducing conversational data management capabilities that bring natural language interfaces directly into the database experience. These enhancements will enable users to query, provision, optimize, and troubleshoot databases using plain language, backed by secure, context-aware orchestration. With built-in AI-assisted insights, Tessell will further streamline performance tuning, anomaly detection, and compliance monitoring, accelerating operational efficiency and reducing administrative overhead. These advancements lay the foundation for a more intelligent, self-service data platform built for the next generation of cloud-native applications.

We’re incredibly proud of this recognition; in our opinion it’s a milestone that underscores our commitment to delivering robust, user-focused database solutions. Looking ahead, we remain dedicated to expanding our platform with even greater innovations, deeper AI-driven automation, broader multi-cloud capabilities, and continuously improved user experiences.

Most importantly, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to our customers. Your feedback and partnership continually inspire and shape Tessell’s growth and evolution. We feel we couldn't have received this recognition without your trust and support.

Gartner, Voice of the Customer for Cloud Database Management Systems, Peer Contributors, 3 July 2025 

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