AppFog (discontinued) vs. GFI Exinda NetworkOrchestrator

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

Well suited to traffic control and prioritization WAN Op is limited and does not work reliably

Incentivized

• 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.

Incentivized

• Ease of deployment
• Traffic policy config
• Admin console is easy to navigate

Incentivized

• 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.

Incentivized

• WAN Optimization does not work well
• Reporting, while available, is difficult to work with

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

Exinda was a good balance between cost and capability. We replaced an aging Packetshaper infrastructure with Exinda

Incentivized

• Our project was deployed with good efficiency and easily accessible.
• The platform was much recommeded across the groups and peers.

Incentivized

• Minimize bandwidth expenditures by prioritizing the traffic we care about and controlling the traffic we do not care about.

Incentivized