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Azure Websites vs Clever Cloud: What are the differences?
Developers describe Azure Websites as "Deploy and scale modern websites and web apps in seconds". Azure Websites is a fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that enables you to build, deploy and scale enterprise-grade web Apps in seconds. Focus on your application code, and let Azure take care of the infrastructure to scale and securely run it for you. On the other hand, Clever Cloud is detailed as "Deploy and run apps with bulletproof infrastructure, automatic scaling, and fair pricing". Clever Cloud is a polyglot cloud application platform. The service helps developers to build applications with many languages and services, with auto-scaling features and a true pay-as-you-go pricing model.
Azure Websites and Clever Cloud can be primarily classified as "Platform as a Service" tools.
Some of the features offered by Azure Websites are:
- .NET, Java, PHP, Node.js, Python
- Built-in AutoScale and Load Balancing
- High Availability with Auto-Patching
On the other hand, Clever Cloud provides the following key features:
- Auto-scalability
- Multi-language
- SQL and NoSQL
"Ease of deployment" is the top reason why over 14 developers like Azure Websites, while over 146 developers mention "Quick & easy setup" as the leading cause for choosing Clever Cloud.
Microsoft, Jet.com, and Crowdkeep are some of the popular companies that use Azure Websites, whereas Clever Cloud is used by Accenture, Uplust, and Rude Baguette. Azure Websites has a broader approval, being mentioned in 73 company stacks & 36 developers stacks; compared to Clever Cloud, which is listed in 21 company stacks and 3 developer stacks.
Pros of Azure Websites
- Ease of deployment17
- Free plans for students6
Pros of Clever Cloud
- Quick & easy setup147
- Amazing support104
- Ultra fast answer to any question87
- Github integration82
- Time saver74
- Fast apps66
- Cool admin interface62
- Postgresql as a service51
- Receive email from the ceo when one of my process crash43
- Easy deployment of playframework33
- Autoscale nodejs processes20
- Easy nodejs deployment19
- Don't need devops in our team16
- Great service15
- Elegant and convenient paas and great support12
- Easy mongodb backup11
- Great customer support11
- Easiest scala / playframework setup i have seen10
- Really great and usefull product with an amazing team9
- Awesome docker support8
- Quick & easy to start to use8
- Git push and it's prodded7
- Up & running with Node in minutes7
- Deploy with docker6
- Easy setup with great customer support6
- Superficial support team5
- Amazing experience - after using heroku, nodejitsu, etc5
- Really safe,quick and responsive! probably best one4
- Customer support is awesome4
- More than efficient scaler3
- Clean interface3
- My devs like it which means I like it! Great support3
- KISS principle3
- Easy setup, CTO and team influencers2
- Easy setup and deploy for play framework and scala2
- Amazing Gif Generator2
- No-brainer, efficient, never gets in the way2
- Great docker support, just via web + git2
- They are a pleasure to work with2
- Awesome support and easy to use..! using laravel (php)2
- Haskell support without worries2
- Easy deployment2
- Top notch support by developer peers2
- No code integration needed2
- Auto redeploy after git push2
- Manage ops parts for me1
- They accept bitcoin1
- Ffmpeg available for nodejs servers1
- Simple to use, brilliant team, super reliable1
- Reported bugs are fixed during the following hour1
- Online postgresql admin gui1
- Too much powered servers and add-ons1
- Fast deployment time1
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Cons of Azure Websites
Cons of Clever Cloud
- Super expensive2
- Not a whole lot of flexibility1
