AppFog (discontinued) vs. Azure Cloud Services

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.
$0
Azure Cloud Services
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Azure Cloud Services is a cloud platform that enables users to create infinitely-scalable cloud applications and APIs. It enables users to build the web and cloud applications needed while also simplifying the management of applications with cloud services, and while ensuring high availability. Users can: scale an environment automatically based on demand and reduce costs, automate operating system and application updates to increase security, and take advantage of integrated health monitoring…
$0.02
per hour
Pricing
AppFog (discontinued)Azure Cloud Services
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AppFog (discontinued)Azure Cloud Services
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 Cloud Services
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
AppFog (discontinued)
6.5
2 Ratings
19% below category average
Azure Cloud Services
9.0
3 Ratings
14% above category average
Ease of building user interfaces7.01 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Scalability5.32 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Platform management overhead6.02 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Workflow engine capability6.01 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Platform access control6.01 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Services-enabled integration6.62 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Development environment creation7.42 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Development environment replication8.42 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification6.01 Ratings8.53 Ratings
Issue recovery6.42 Ratings8.53 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes7.02 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Best Alternatives
AppFog (discontinued)Azure Cloud Services
Small Businesses
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Score 8.4 out of 10
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Score 8.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
AppFog (discontinued)Azure Cloud Services
Likelihood to Recommend
6.6
(2 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
AppFog (discontinued)Azure Cloud Services
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
Microsoft Azure Cloud services is a good choice for hosting web applications, based on requirements it can be simple websites or complex web services as well as it provides automating application development and deployment pipeline. It's less appropriate in case of cost-effective option for organizations with tight budget constraints. For very basic static websites, Microsoft Azure's offerings might be seen as overkill.
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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
  • Effective service management and performance monitoring capability.
  • Reliable security management with excellent access controls.
  • Best orchestration and easy configuration management.
  • Easy on compatibility testing and change management.
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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
  • Just on Cloud deployment for those new to the platform.
  • Multiple data reports creation.
  • Migrating a large amount of data.
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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
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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
  • Scalability
  • Cost savings
  • Integration and migration challenges
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