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AppFog vs Render.com: What are the differences?
AppFog: Simple PaaS for Java, Python, Node, .Net, Ruby, PHP, MySQL, Mongo, and PostgreSQL. AppFog provides the infrastructure web developers need to build apps without worrying about IT tasks or having to wait days to get servers ready for writing code. AppFog’s web application technologies include PHP, NodeJS, Ruby, Python, Java, .NET, MySQL, and PostgreSQL; Render.com: A unified platform to build and run all your apps and websites. It is a unified platform to build and run all your apps and websites with free SSL, a global CDN, private networks and auto deploys from Git.
AppFog and Render.com can be categorized as "Platform as a Service" tools.
Some of the features offered by AppFog are:
- Launches fast, runs fast- Varnish Cache and op-code caching run applications with less server load and accelerated performance.
- Reduces ops work- No more configuring servers, firewalls, Apache, security, or installing frameworks.
- Plays well with any SCM- Versioning is critical. AppFog is compatible with code management systems like git, svn, and mercurial.
On the other hand, Render.com provides the following key features:
- Instant and continuous deploys from GitHub and GitLab
- Global CDN
- Fully managed PostgreSQL
Pros of AppFog
- Allocate multiple instances to one app for free4
- The basic plan is free4
- Pricing by memory size3
- Great for startups2
- 10 Free instances1
Pros of Render
- Very easy to start24
- Easy deployment18
- Pull Request Previews18
- Infrastructure as Code18
- Zero Downtime Deploys18
- Custom domains support14
- Free and automatic SSL13
- Zero devops skills required12
- Tech oriented support12
- 100GB free for static site10