We performed a comparison between Google App Engine and Pivotal Cloud Foundry based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two PaaS Clouds solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product's initial setup phase was straightforward, considering that there is good documentation explaining the implementation part of it."
"The initial setup is okay. It's not too complex. Deployment took about one day."
"Google App Engine's most valuable feature is self-management. You do not have to manage the infrastructure underneath where all the functions are happening, such as load balancing deployment and version management, they are managed by the system itself."
"I've found that all of the features are valuable, especially the shared drive and the ability for multiple people to use their documents at the same time."
"It is simple to use. It is much simpler than AWS. It is also very powerful."
"Seurity features - unauthorized individuals are unable to access certain applications."
"The WhatApp feature is the most valuable."
"The solution is serverless, so we don't have to operate it."
"The most valuable feature of Pivotal Cloud Foundry is the UI, it is easy to use."
"The solution is stable and resilient. In our company, we do not even see any challenges with the solution."
"It provides a set of developer-friendly tools that simplify application deployment."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its ability to scale. The services that connect to the database are also very good."
"I find the ease of deployment and management of microservices to be the most valuable features. The platform also has good auto-scaling capabilities."
"Stability is not a concern with this product."
"It is a scalable product...We are not facing any particular issues since most of the applications in our company are written in Java and .NET."
"Pivotal Cloud Foundry is very easy to use compared to other cloud technologies. It has a very good performance."
"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"There needs to be more directions in terms of how to use the solution."
"Some features of runtime don't work well in App Engine."
"I would like a simpler deployment tool on laptops. It is a bit complicated at the moment. We know how to do it, but it could be easier to deploy it on laptops."
"The support for the Indian region is not as good as compared to the support that is offered to the regions in Europe."
"The only concern is that there is a number of the offerings which are built on their own proprietary technologies. With some of the offerings in Google Cloud, it's difficult to have a path to migrate to other cloud providers."
"The documentation and community are lacking for this product."
"Data consumption of the device could be improved."
"I'd like to see a larger service offering."
"Pivotal Cloud Foundry doesn't have certain advanced features."
"There are no synthetic application monitoring and real-time monitoring features."
"The user interface should be simpler to navigate because it t can take time for users to learn it."
"In the next release, they should offer additional applications for the databases, and improve the deployment experience."
"The Pivotal Cloud Foundry's initial setup has a learning curve for my team, but it was easy to use."
"There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the future of Pivotal Cloud Foundry."
"Pivotal Cloud Foundry could improve on the technology it is a bit complex."
Google App Engine is ranked 11th in PaaS Clouds with 23 reviews while Pivotal Cloud Foundry is ranked 7th in PaaS Clouds with 15 reviews. Google App Engine is rated 8.2, while Pivotal Cloud Foundry is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Google App Engine writes "Simplifies app development process for businesses". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pivotal Cloud Foundry writes "Easy to use, simple to sign-in, but lacking graphical interface". Google App Engine is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Heroku, IBM Cloud Private and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), whereas Pivotal Cloud Foundry is most compared with Red Hat OpenShift, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud and Salesforce Platform. See our Google App Engine vs. Pivotal Cloud Foundry report.
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