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AppFog vs Google Anthos: 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; Google Anthos: Bringing the Google Cloud to you. Formerly Cloud Services Platform, Anthos lets you build and manage modern hybrid applications across environments. Powered by Kubernetes and other industry-leading open-source technologies from Google.
AppFog and Google Anthos can be primarily classified 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, Google Anthos provides the following key features:
- Google Kubernetes Engine Support
- GKE On-Prem Support
- Istio on GKE Support
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 Google Anthos
- Operations support by Google SRE3
- Host Cloud Run (managed knative) anywhere2
- Policy enforcement via ACM1
- Automatic k8s upgrades1
- Access to Google Kubernetes Marketplace1
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Cons of AppFog
Cons of Google Anthos
- Expensive3