The Ever-Growing List of PaaS Companies and Paas Projects

I’m trying to keep track of platform-as-a-service companies, products and projects. Here’s my current list:

Company/Project	Hosted?	Open source?	Technologies supported	Status
ActiveState Stackato	N	?	Perl, Python extensions to CloudFoundry	private beta
Amazon Beanstalk	Y	–	Java	production
AppHarbor	Y	–	.Net	production
Apprenda SaaSGrid	–	–	.NET	production
Cast	–	Y	multi	alpha
CloudBees	Y	–	Java	production
CloudControl	Y	–	PHP	production
CloudFoundry	Y	Y	multi	announced
Cumulogic	Y	–	Java	beta
Deployinator	N	Y	multi	?
DotCloud	Y	–	multi	beta
Echolibre Orchestra	Y	–	PHP	production
Engine Yard	Y	–	Ruby on Rails	production
Google AppEngine	Y	–	Java, Python	production
Heirloom Computing Elpaas	Y	–	COBOL, CICS	beta
IBM Workload Deployer	–	–	Java	production
Longjump PaaS	Y	N	Java	production
Mendix	Y	–	Java, Graphical	production
Microsoft Windows Azure	Y	–	C#, Java, PHP, Ruby	production
Mule iON	Y	Y	Java	private beta
Nodejitsu	Y	–	Node.js	private beta
Nodester	Y	Y	Node.js	beta
OrangeScape	Y	-	graphical	production
PhpFog	Y	–	PHP	private beta
Red Hat Makara OpenShift	Y	–	multi	production developer preview
RightScale Zend PHP Solution Pack (announcement)	?	?	PHP	announced
Salesforce Heroku (Ruby)	Y	–	Ruby on Rails	production
Salesforce Heroku (Node.js)	Y	–	Node.js	private beta
Salesforce Force.com	Y	–	Apex code	production
Wolf Frameworks	Y	N	graphical	production
Woogloo V3	Y	N	Java/Groovy	production
WSO2 Stratos	Y	Y	Java	beta
Zoho Creator	Y	N	graphical	production

What did I get wrong and/or am I missing?

Update: I keep expanding this list as I learn about new offerings.

30 Responses to "The Ever-Growing List of PaaS Companies and Paas Projects"

Bob Woofix says:

April 17, 2012 at 03:04

Hi Johannes, here is a PaaS solution that breaks the mold by making web app dev fun, fast and easy in a GUI designer friendly environment. http://www.woogloo.com

Entry would look like:
Woogloo V3 Y | N | Java/Groovy, Freemarker | Production

Thanks for putting this list together. Love to get some feedback on our platform.

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April 9, 2012 at 07:31

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April 6, 2012 at 16:03

[...] use a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to develop applications for your business. There is a growing list of companies offering PaaS services, some of the more popular being Google (Google Apps Engine), Amazon (Amazon Beanstalk), and [...]

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kalebral says:

August 11, 2011 at 11:38

http://cast-project.org/
http://codeascraft.etsy.com/2010/05/20/quantum-of-deployment/

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1. Johannes Ernst says:
  
  August 11, 2011 at 12:42
  
  What would be the correct entries for the table?
  
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  1. kalebral says:
    
    August 12, 2011 at 14:25
    
    http://cast-project.org/ – Hosted – No, Open Source – Yes, Technologies – multi, Status – alpha
    
    http://codeascraft.etsy.com/20…..eployment/ – Hosted – No, Open Source – Yes, Technologies – multi, Status – announced
Yogesh says:

August 10, 2011 at 06:21

You should also include LongJump – http://www.longjump.com and Zoho Creator – http://www.zoho.com/creator/

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July 30, 2011 at 20:58

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Aditya T says:

July 27, 2011 at 23:23

Johannes, you should check out WOLF Frameworks as well. http://www.wolfframeworks.com

Entry would look like:
WOLF Frameworks Y | N | Graphical | Production

Thanks for the interesting post and look forward to more from you.

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1. Johannes Ernst says:
  
  July 28, 2011 at 00:50
  
  I’m not familiar with your product … but on the first glance, it doesn’t look like a blue-blood PaaS product to me nor do I see that you describe it as such. Do you have any references that make the case for it being a PaaS product?
  
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  1. Aditya T says:
    
    July 28, 2011 at 01:36
    
    Thanks for your quick response.
    
    Here are some references for the same:
    http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=clientFriendlyUrl&id=1623515#browse_topics
    
    http://www.techno-pulse.com/2010/04/develop-cloud-saas-apps-wolf-platform.html
    
    http://jtonedm.com/2010/01/25/first-look-wolf-frameworks-paas/
    
    Hope this helps.
    
    Would be happy to provide more or run you through a demo of the Platform as a Service.
    
    Best,
    
    Aditya
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lztf37 says:

June 16, 2011 at 07:23

WSO2 Carbon/Stratos? http://wso2.com/cloud/stratos/ . Hosted. Looks likes it in Beta.

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1. Johannes Ernst says:
  
  June 16, 2011 at 09:51
  
  Done.
  
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May 24, 2011 at 20:08

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slgoff says:

May 17, 2011 at 11:16

Hi Johannes,

Please add Heirloom Computing, Inc to your list: http://www.heirloomcomputing.com. We have a unique Legacy PaaS solution for developing and deploying legacy applications in cloud computing platforms.

Thanks,

Stacey

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1. Johannes Ernst says:
  
  May 17, 2011 at 11:41
  
  I need more information about your product than I’ve been able to find on the web. Pointers? Product in action somewhere? Also, what would the correct values for the matrix?
  
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  1. slgoff says:
    
    May 17, 2011 at 12:23
    
    Hi,
    
    Matrix values are as follows:
    
    Heirloom Computing Y N COBOL, CICS, Java Announced
Ashish Bhagwat says:

May 16, 2011 at 21:37

Johannes, you should add OrangeScape. http://www.orangescape.com

Entry would look like: Y | – | Multi | Production

Not sure what you’d want to add for technologies supported, I went for Multi. It supports deployment on GAE, Amazon, Azure, and even Private Cloud or on-premise scenario such as J2EE. However, developers are not required to code so you actually don’t need to use any technological knowledge to build apps.

Thanks for the effort!

Cheers,
Ashish

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1. Johannes Ernst says:
  
  May 16, 2011 at 21:46
  
  Done. It seems the “programming” input is graphical, so that’s what I added.
  
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  1. Ashish Bhagwat says:
    
    May 16, 2011 at 23:12
    
    Cool. Thanks! This was fast :)
PKtm says:

May 13, 2011 at 13:34

How about Joyent SmartDataCenter (http://www.joyent.com/software/smartdatacenter/ ) and GigaSpaces (http://www.gigaspaces.com/gogrid ) ?

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1. Johannes Ernst says:
  
  May 13, 2011 at 14:07
  
  What would the appropriate entries be for the table?
  
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rossmason says:

April 29, 2011 at 00:36

Hi,
you should add:

Mule iON – Y – Y – Java – private beta
AppHarbor – Y – N – .Net – ?

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1. Johannes Ernst says:
  
  April 29, 2011 at 09:17
  
  Ross, I have add AppHarbor, but iON really seems to be a different beast from everything else in this list. Is that worth a separate table? And if so, what else would be in it?
  
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metadaddy says:

April 22, 2011 at 12:17

Hi Johannes – you list ‘Salesforce Heroku’ – I would break this into two entries:

* Heroku (http://www.heroku.com/), with Ruby on Rails in production and Node.js in private beta (announcement http://blog.heroku.com/archives/2010/4/28/node_js_support_experimental/, update http://blog.heroku.com/archives/2010/9/20/an_update_on_heroku_node_js_support/).

* Force.com (http://www.salesforce.com/platform/), with its own proprietary technology – Apex Code (http://wiki.developerforce.com/index.php/Apex_Code:_The_World%27s_First_On-Demand_Programming_Language) – pretty much the original PaaS, launched as ‘sforce’ in June 2003!

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1. Johannes Ernst says:
  
  April 22, 2011 at 12:24
  
  Thanks! Updated …
  
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