Overall Satisfaction with OpenShift
We use OpenShift for quick easy up websites that don't require a lot of ongoing development. We use AWS for our bigger projects that we need more control over. For example, we use OpenShift if a client needs a click-through website without much real functionality, or just a basic website.
- Quick setup complete with pre-configured gears.
- Easy to manage modules and gears.
- Comes with a git repo.
- If my site doesn't get much traffic it goes offline sometimes, so I had to set up a service to ping my site frequently.
- Sometimes my site just goes offline randomly and I have to go restart my app.
- Saved hosting cost.
- Saved money during setup and management.
- Trustworthy preconfigured cartridges save on security.
I use OpenShift when I don't need all the extra control, integration, and features AWS offers so I can save money and time.