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Paasifier – Find the best PaaS for your app

19 points by davidcunha 12y ago

http://paasifier.herokuapp.com/ I'm launching Paasifier which is a tool for finding Platform-as-a-Service that meets your app requirements (Runtime e.g. Java, Ruby; Framework e.g. CakePHP, Ruby on Rails; and Database e.g. MySQL, MongoDB, etc). You can subscribe for latest news and any feedback will be appreciated!

samcday 12y ago
I know it's just for the early preview, but I find the fact that it's a PaaS selector hosted on Heroku amusing :) Anyway, as for constructive feedback - I don't quite understand why many of the Framework options would exist. How does a PaaS "support" Spring? Or CodeIgniter? If a PaaS supports the language runtime, why would it need to explicitly support a framework?
jplattel 12y ago
Nice! Would it be possible to filter the frameworks based on the language provided? Just a little bit of UX that would make it easier to use :)
tfranco 12y ago
w00t!
RPeres 12y ago
omg! exactly what I needed!
revorad 12y ago
What are you ranking the results by?
mattwritescode 12y ago
Just a FYI: The text on the splash image looks blurred because of the background shadow. Had me thinking I needed glasses. (Chrome 38, ubuntu 14.04)
- mattwritescode 12y ago
  You should also have some affiliate links on there.
p4vl1n 12y ago
when I select "Java" runtime, I would expect to see java frameworks in the second drop down ... After playin' a little - "No PaaS Providers were found!" :(
franklaemmer 12y ago
shameless plug: fortrabbit the one and only PHP as a Service is missing!
ishener 12y ago
I think Google App Engine should be added
bubble_boi 12y ago
I find myself picking a PaaS for a client every few months so this would be great for me. A bit of feedback (all IMHO): - Having to scroll down to get to the meat of the site is kinda like 'Enter' pages from the late 90s. - You have Heroku with Mongo support. But this is only by hosting your database elsewhere, right? - I'm sure you've thought of it, but it needs pricing (e.g. 'from $12/mo') and a note if there is a free tier. - Needs Azure - I prefer buttons to drop-down lists. One less click. Good work!
MalcolmDiggs 12y ago
This is a good idea. I would love it if I could see side-by-side comparisons of my options (especially price differences).
mstine 12y ago
Would be great to see Pivotal Web Services (powered by open source Cloud Foundry - http://run.pivotal.io http://run.pivotal.io) added to Paasifier. We have excellent support for all of the runtimes you consider (minus .NET currently), and quite a few of the data stores.

19 points by davidcunha 12y ago

samcday 12y ago

I know it's just for the early preview, but I find the fact that it's a PaaS selector hosted on Heroku amusing :) Anyway, as for constructive feedback - I don't quite understand why many of the Framework options would exist. How does a PaaS "support" Spring? Or CodeIgniter? If a PaaS supports the language runtime, why would it need to explicitly support a framework?

jplattel 12y ago

Nice! Would it be possible to filter the frameworks based on the language provided? Just a little bit of UX that would make it easier to use :)

tfranco 12y ago

w00t!

RPeres 12y ago

omg! exactly what I needed!

revorad 12y ago

What are you ranking the results by?

mattwritescode 12y ago

Just a FYI: The text on the splash image looks blurred because of the background shadow. Had me thinking I needed glasses. (Chrome 38, ubuntu 14.04)

mattwritescode 12y ago
You should also have some affiliate links on there.

p4vl1n 12y ago

when I select "Java" runtime, I would expect to see java frameworks in the second drop down ... After playin' a little - "No PaaS Providers were found!" :(

franklaemmer 12y ago

shameless plug: fortrabbit the one and only PHP as a Service is missing!

ishener 12y ago

I think Google App Engine should be added

bubble_boi 12y ago

I find myself picking a PaaS for a client every few months so this would be great for me. A bit of feedback (all IMHO): - Having to scroll down to get to the meat of the site is kinda like 'Enter' pages from the late 90s. - You have Heroku with Mongo support. But this is only by hosting your database elsewhere, right? - I'm sure you've thought of it, but it needs pricing (e.g. 'from $12/mo') and a note if there is a free tier. - Needs Azure - I prefer buttons to drop-down lists. One less click. Good work!

MalcolmDiggs 12y ago

This is a good idea. I would love it if I could see side-by-side comparisons of my options (especially price differences).

mstine 12y ago

Would be great to see Pivotal Web Services (powered by open source Cloud Foundry - http://run.pivotal.io http://run.pivotal.io) added to Paasifier. We have excellent support for all of the runtimes you consider (minus .NET currently), and quite a few of the data stores.