I have no doubt that better app builders will emerge in the future, but I expect them from cloud providers, not gig agencies. Look at something like Aurora from

I have no doubt that better app builders will emerge in the future, but I expect them from cloud providers, not gig agencies. Look at something like Aurora from AWS - what are you paying for? You're paying partially for the functionality, but mostly for the operational support (someone else keeps the SLA intact). My guess is they are being built with a cloud acquisition in mind.