Item: Platform.sh
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Platform.sh to help host and handle some of our sites. As this is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), we as a development team are able to enjoy more freedom in the server side in terms of how much access and control we have. We are using Platform.sh for almost 50 live sites and all of them are in our framework.

Pros and Cons

As this is a PaaS it mitigates the complexities of a Cloud infrastructure like Acquia
We are easily able to integrate our sites with different technologies like Python and Rest
Helps us in providing Continuous Development cloud deployment hosting solution

Platform.sh is not for beginners in my opinion. It has a good amount of learning curve in my opinion.
As this is a PaaS, teams habituated with cloud infrastructure may miss the server side support from their cloud teams. I believe you will have to work on server bugs more on your own.
During normal maintenance periods, integrations may fail if you are working on your sites in that time, in my experience.

Return on Investment

Continuous development for sites in build has been fluid
Platform.sh is really cost effective when comparing to AWS or Acquia Cloud
On the other side, lack of server side support demands a big learning curve from its users in my opinion.

Alternatives Considered

Acquia Digital Experience Platform and Amazon Web Services

In our team we use Platform.sh mostly while sites are in developmental phase. Then we do a lift and shift to either Acquia or AWS depending on the type of sites we have. Platform.sh is really cost effective and more fluid in terms of Continuous Development hence the usage. After said development is done, we generally lift and shift to Acquia for more content heavy sites and to AWS for more transaction oriented sites.

Key Insights

Do you think Platform.sh delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Platform.sh's feature set?

Yes

Did Platform.sh live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Platform.sh go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Platform.sh again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Acquia Digital Experience Platform, Amazon Web Services, Pantheon

Likelihood to Recommend

In our organisation we are the only team that uses Platform.sh to host any site. This was a cost effective way for us as we were using Acquia Cloud earlier for these websites. We mostly use Platform.sh for those sites which are always in development as it is simpler and faster to handle these operations in Platform.sh. Then we do a lift and shift to Acquia as we move more towards the go live and post production maintenance side.

Platform.sh - A good choice if you are considering continuous development

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with Platform.sh