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    CloudStack

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ACloudStack is a cloud management platform, from Apache.N/A

    AppFog (discontinued)

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/AAppFog was a cloud-agnostic application and infrastructure management platform used to manage workloads across on-premises and third-party cloud environments. It has been discontinued.

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    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Apache CloudStack and AppFog (discontinued)
    Feature
    Apache CloudStack
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    Ratings
    AppFog (discontinued)
    6.5
    2 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Scalability00 Ratings5.32 Ratings
    Platform management overhead00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Platform access control00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Development environment creation00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Development environment replication00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Issue recovery00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    CloudStackAppFog (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apache
    Whether our clients are VPS hosting providers or operate private cloud infrastructure for their internal enterprise requirements, CloudStack provides solutions in an easy to implement and operate way that is simple to provide training for. The learning curve for our customesr adopting CloudStack for the management of their cloud infrastructure is shallow, enabling our clients to come up to speed quickly without having to outsource their administrative functions any longer than necessary
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    It was very good to use in small scale projects. Considering the high end projects with many instances and multi-platform architectures, it is better to test before the application is deployed. I think few of the questions can be general - who are the system users and what size is the application focussing on? How much resources are required? Will the application require any additional services?
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Apache
    • Low-cost solution
    • Open-source
    • Engaged community
    • Solid documentation
    • Is a very reliable tool for orchestration with good usability
    Incentivized
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    • Quick deployment of pre-built virtual machines
    • Some of the virtual machines also are readily available with a pack of softwares
    • Good Stability. Using it as a student, I have never experienced any downtime issues with the projects deployed on AppFog.
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    Cons
    Apache
    • Sometimes you can find undocumented bugs that can compromise the entire infrastructure.
    • [If] you don't have an official support channel, you have try to find out the source of the problem by yourself.
    • Volume size limitation. Other players allow you to create volumes up to 64TB while ACS allows only 2TB volumes
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    • Though it is good and easy for developers, it lacks operational activities and monitoring tools.
    • It is easy to deploy WAR on AppFog with its console but sometimes it can lack on the performance and feasibility.
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    Apache
    The University, my first large implementation, had a big issue with 149 small data centers spread on São Paulo State, this data centers costs to university were very high, the consolidation idea in two data centers were awesome, but were worried with the management, so we adopted ACS to management of all 576 physical hosts. Now a days the university is delivering IaaS for all staff, students, teachers and researchers, they are using these resources to delivery services to their clients and have a great results in research area
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    Primarily because it used to have a good free tier earlier, which it does not anymore. It's simple, and things are available to use. Compared to it's competitors, it does has less features, but that kind of acts in its favor. That adds to the simplicity, and ease of use for a new user.
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    Return on Investment
    Apache
    • Low-cost solution (free and open-source)
    • More than 2000 users using it simultaneously
    • Stable and reliable
    • Up and running since 2012
    Incentivized
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    • Our project was deployed with good efficiency and easily accessible.
    • The platform was much recommeded across the groups and peers.
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