VMware Tanzu Standard is for organizations that want to operate a Kubernetes-based container solution across multiple clouds, while Tanzu Basic is intrinsically tied to vSphere. Tanzu Standard provides you the flexibility to extend a consistent, open source-aligned Kubernetes distribution across on-premises, public cloud(s) and edge. The alternative is to operate multiple Kubernetes distributions from legacy vendors and/or hyperscalers, each with different access controls, policy configurations and more—making it nearly impossible to operate with consistency across clouds. Tanzu Standard allows you to operate one distribution anywhere and gain consistent management over all your Kubernetes clusters with global observability, common configuration control and centralized data protection across any environment.