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”
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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http://cast-project.org/
http://codeascraft.etsy.com/2010/05/20/quantum-of-deployment/
What would be the correct entries for the table?
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
You should also include LongJump – http://www.longjump.com and Zoho Creator – http://www.zoho.com/creator/
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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.
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?
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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WSO2 Carbon/Stratos? http://wso2.com/cloud/stratos/ . Hosted. Looks likes it in Beta.
Done.
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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
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?
Hi,
Matrix values are as follows:
Heirloom Computing Y N COBOL, CICS, Java Announced
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
Done. It seems the “programming” input is graphical, so that’s what I added.
Cool. Thanks! This was fast :)
How about Joyent SmartDataCenter (http://www.joyent.com/software/smartdatacenter/ ) and GigaSpaces (http://www.gigaspaces.com/gogrid ) ?
What would the appropriate entries be for the table?
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Hi,
you should add:
Mule iON – Y – Y – Java – private beta
AppHarbor – Y – N – .Net – ?
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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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!
Thanks! Updated …