Google App Engine vs. Pivotal Cloud Foundry Comparison

Pros
The initial setup is okay. It's not too complex. Deployment took about one day.The WhatApp feature is the most valuable.Its ability to integrate with most devices helps users who have different or old devices. Read more »	The most valuable feature of the solution is its ability to scale. The services that connect to the database are also very good. Read more »
Cons
There needs to be more directions in terms of how to use the solution.I am limited to sending a photo to five people. I want to be able to send a photo to many people, not just five.Data consumption of the device could be improved. Read more »	In the next release, they should offer additional applications for the databases, and improve the deployment experience. Read more »

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Ranking
10th out of 42 in PaaS Clouds Views 3,123 Comparisons 2,604 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 207 Avg. Rating 10.0	8th out of 42 in PaaS Clouds Views 8,538 Comparisons 7,187 Reviews 1 Average Words per Review 330 Avg. Rating 9.0
Top Comparisons
Microsoft Azure vs. Google App Engine Compared 34% of the time. Amazon AWS vs. Google App Engine Compared 21% of the time. Heroku vs. Google App Engine Compared 14% of the time. See more Google App Engine competitors » + Add more products to compare	OpenShift vs. Pivotal Cloud Foundry Compared 31% of the time. Microsoft Azure vs. Pivotal Cloud Foundry Compared 16% of the time. Amazon AWS vs. Pivotal Cloud Foundry Compared 15% of the time. See more Pivotal Cloud Foundry competitors » + Add more products to compare
Also Known As
	PCF, Pivotal Application Service (PAS), Pivotal Container Service (PKS), Pivotal Function Service (PFS)
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Overview
Google App Engine is a Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) provider that equips web application developers with all the resources and tools that they need to develop, test, and run their applications on Google's infrastructure. Everything is built into the kit, so with one download of the SDK, you'll be well on your way to first-rate apps.	Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) is the leading enterprise PaaS, powered by Cloud Foundry. PCF provides a cloud-native application platform that allows you to continuously deliver any app to every major private and public cloud with a single platform. PCF is proven to accelerate feature delivery with higher developer productivity and a 200:1 developer to operator ratio. PCF's built-in security and self-healing capabilities reduce risk in your app portfolio while maintaining high-availability at scale to keep customer facing systems online even in the most challenging circumstances. pivotal.io
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Sample Customers
Khan Academy, Best Buy, Gigya, MetOffice, Getaround, Mimiboard, NewsLimited, WebFilings, and CloudLock.	Humana, Citibank, Mercedes Benz, Liberty Mutual, The Home Depot, GE, West Corp, Merrill Corporation, CoreLogic, Orange, Dish Network, Comcast, Bloomberg, Internal Revenue Service, Ford Motor Company, Garmin, Volkswagen, Solera, Allstate, US Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, ScotiaBank
Top Industries
REVIEWERS Software R&D Company38% Media Company25% Non Profit13% Manufacturing Company13%	VISITORS READING REVIEWS Software R&D Company52% Financial Services Firm9% Comms Service Provider7% Retailer5%

Pricing and Cost Advice
I would like to have more free application with it. Some of the applications, I am paying more for them. I think that they must be free. Read more »	Licensing is on a monthly basis and right now we pay $24/month. There are no other costs over and above that. Read more »

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