AppFog (discontinued)

Name: AppFog (discontinued)
Rating: 6.6 (3 reviews)

Score6.6 out of 10

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Pros

Simple and User-Friendly Tool: Several users have found Lumen Cloud Application Manager to be a simple tool that is easy to use. The user-friendly algorithm and setup have been appreciated by many reviewers, making it accessible even for non-technical users.
One-stop Solution for Managing and Deploying Cloud Applications: Many users have praised the platform for providing a comprehensive solution to manage and deploy cloud applications at scale. This feature eliminates the need for multiple tools or services, saving time and effort for users.
Excellent Customer Service: Multiple reviewers have had positive experiences with the customer service provided by Lumen Cloud Application Manager. Users have commended the responsiveness of all staff members and their ability to address concerns without transferring them from department to department.

Reviews

2 Reviews

Appfog - Develop and deploy fast and easy.

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

December 7, 2015

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I used AppFog for my masters' projects implementing AppFog cloud service with Java and Mongo. We created multiple instances of the projects and it was being used by more than 50 students at once. Our system was designed for a customer to select a particular model of car for purchase within five different varieties of car sellers with various models.

Pros

Appfog is one of the best PAAS service providers. It has many technologies to choose from with variety of platform and databases.
It has good performance and capacity to withstand multiple instances for multiple users. It is highly scalable.

Cons

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.

Likelihood to Recommend

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?

Verified User

Team Lead in Engineering (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Good Academic Service Platform

Rating: 6 out of 10

Incentivized

October 21, 2015

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

AppFog comes handy when building a prototype. A typical prototype that requires a quick web service deployment with a database layer is where I had used AppFog. It isn't used across the organization. I have also used AppFog as a student at my university. Our team used it for bringing our projects to the cloud.

Pros

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.

Cons

A little slow as compared to AWS.
Not sure about the latest versions, but compared to its competitors, it was missing out on some services.
Used to be a free service, but isn't completely free anymore.

Likelihood to Recommend

AppFog is good for academic purposes. It comes in very handy for cloud deployments.

Verified User

Contributor in Engineering (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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