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What is PaaS?

Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a cloud computing model that provides customers with a complete platform—hardware, software, and infrastructure—for developing, running, and managing applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching an app. PaaS solutions are commonly used by developers to build and deploy web applications, mobile apps, and APIs quickly and efficiently.

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What other technologies are related to PaaS?

PaaS Competitor Technologies

IaaS

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provides the computing infrastructure, such as virtual machines and storage, while PaaS provides a platform on top of that. IaaS is a lower level of abstraction and a direct alternative to PaaS for application deployment.

mentioned alongside PaaS in 77% (25.8k) of relevant job posts

CaaS

Container as a Service (CaaS) allows users to manage and deploy containerized applications, offering more control than PaaS but requiring more management. It is a direct competitor to PaaS.

mentioned alongside PaaS in 46% (752) of relevant job posts

laaS

Typo of IaaS. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provides the computing infrastructure, such as virtual machines and storage, while PaaS provides a platform on top of that. IaaS is a lower level of abstraction and a direct alternative to PaaS for application deployment.

mentioned alongside PaaS in 64% (191) of relevant job posts

Container Services

Container services, like CaaS, provide a way to deploy and manage containerized applications, offering more control than PaaS but requiring more management, which makes them a direct competitor.

mentioned alongside PaaS in 37% (247) of relevant job posts

Google IaaS

Google's IaaS offering (Google Compute Engine) competes with PaaS by providing the underlying infrastructure on which applications can be built and deployed.

mentioned alongside PaaS in 90% (86) of relevant job posts

PaaS Complementary Technologies

event-driven IT

Event-driven architectures can be well-suited for applications deployed on PaaS, especially for microservices or real-time data processing.

mentioned alongside PaaS in 95% (520) of relevant job posts

FaaS

Function as a Service (FaaS) is a type of serverless computing that allows developers to execute code in response to events without managing servers. It complements PaaS by providing a more granular, event-driven execution environment, often integrated within a broader PaaS.

mentioned alongside PaaS in 40% (574) of relevant job posts

API Implementation and Management

API management is essential for applications running on PaaS, especially for microservices architectures, enabling communication and integration between different components.

mentioned alongside PaaS in 99% (189) of relevant job posts