AppFog (discontinued) vs. Azure Automation

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AppFog (discontinued)
Score 6.6 out of 10
N/A
AppFog 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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Azure Automation
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
Azure Automation is a solution to automate frequent, time-consuming, and error-prone cloud management tasks, and ensures consistent management for Windows and Linux. Users can write runbooks graphically in PowerShell or Python to integrate Azure services and other public systems required for deploying, configuring, and managing end-to-end processes. It can also be used to orchestrate across on-premises environments using a hybrid runbook worker to deliver on-demand services. Automations from…N/A
Pricing
AppFog (discontinued)Azure Automation
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AppFog (discontinued)Azure Automation
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
AppFog (discontinued)Azure Automation
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
AppFog (discontinued)
6.5
2 Ratings
18% below category average
Azure Automation
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Ratings
Ease of building user interfaces7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability5.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow engine capability6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform access control6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration6.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment replication8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue recovery6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Workload Automation
Comparison of Workload Automation features of Product A and Product B
AppFog (discontinued)
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Ratings
Azure Automation
7.2
1 Ratings
14% below category average
Multi-platform scheduling00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Central monitoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Logging00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Alerts and notifications00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Analysis and visualization00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Application integration00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
AppFog (discontinued)Azure Automation
Small Businesses
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Score 8.3 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
Apache Airflow
Apache Airflow
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
Control-M
Control-M
Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
AppFog (discontinued)Azure Automation
Likelihood to Recommend
6.6
(2 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AppFog (discontinued)Azure Automation
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
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?
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Microsoft
We have found Azure Automation to be well-suited for tasks that must be performed on a scheduled basis. No matter how simple or tedious tasks are to perform manually, if they run on a scheduled basis, it makes sense to have them automated. If the tasks at hand are only performed once or infrequently, then it may be best to continue performing them manually.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • 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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Microsoft
  • Scheduled automation of Microsoft 365 and Azure tasks
  • Scheduled automation of scripting (e.g. Powershell)
  • Perform periodic maintenance
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • 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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Microsoft
  • An automation template library would be nice
  • Clear estimation of costs - this goes for the entire Azure Automation platform
  • It can be daunting at first due to all the settings and menu levels, but it is not difficult once you get started.
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
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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Microsoft
We did not evaluate any other automation products since we are already using Microsoft 365 and the Azure platform. Additionally, Azure Automation allows for a reasonable number of tasks to be performed each month at no cost, which is especially nice when testing the platform. We found Azure Automate's integration of Powershell invaluable when working directly with Microsoft 365, Sharepoint, Azure AD, and other systems via API.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Our project was deployed with good efficiency and easily accessible.
  • The platform was much recommeded across the groups and peers.
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Microsoft
  • Ensures tasks are not forgotten
  • Saves times - routine tasks no longer have to be performed manually
  • Complicated tasks are no longer an issue
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