Think SAP Cloud Foundry is the only game in town? Think again.

I've been learning about SAP Cloud Foundry's features, and I thought I would share a list of alternatives that could revolutionise your cloud strategy.

?? Kubernetes: An open-source container orchestration platform that's highly scalable and flexible.

• More ???????????????? and ???????????????????????? than Cloud Foundry
• Steeper ???????????????? ?????????? but offers ???????? ??????????????
• Better for ?????????????????????????? architectures
• Requires more ???????????????????? ????????????????

?? Docker Swarm: A native clustering and orchestration solution for Docker containers.

• ?????????????? to set up and use than Kubernetes
• Native ???????????? ??????????????????????
• ???????? ??????????????-???????? than Kubernetes or Cloud Foundry

?? Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS): A fully managed container orchestration service by Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• ???????????? ???????????????????? with other AWS services
• ???????????? to use than Kubernetes but less flexible
• Good for ??????-?????????????? deployments

?? Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): A managed Kubernetes service by Microsoft Azure.

• Managed Kubernetes service with ?????????? ??????????????????????
• ???????????? to use than raw Kubernetes
• Good for organisations already using ??????????

?? Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE): Google Cloud's managed Kubernetes service.

• Mature managed Kubernetes offering ?? Well, Kubernetes was born at Google, no wonder it is the most advanced offering ??
• Strong integration with ???????????? ?????????? ????????????????
• Known for ?????????????????????? and ??????????????????????

?? OpenShift: Red Hat's container application platform based on Kubernetes.

• Adds ?????????????????? ?????? ?????????????????????? ?????????? on top of Kubernetes
• Strong security features
• More opinionated than raw Kubernetes

?? Heroku: A platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that supports several programming languages.

• Very ??????????????????-???????????????? with simple deployments
• ???????? ???????????????? than Cloud Foundry
• Can be ???????? ?????????????????? at scale

?? AWS Elastic Beanstalk: An easy-to-use service for deploying and scaling web applications.

• ?????????????? than Cloud Foundry but ???????? ????????????????
• Good fit for straightforward ?????? ????????????????????????
• Easy ?????????????????????? with AWS services

?? Google App Engine: A fully managed serverless platform for developing and hosting web applications.

• Fully ?????????????? and ????????????????????
• Simpler than Cloud Foundry but ???????? ????????????????????????
• Good for applications that fit its ??????????????????

?? Azure App Service: Microsoft's fully managed platform for building, deploying, and scaling web apps.

• Easy to use and integrate with ?????????? ????????????????
• ???????? ???????????????? than Cloud Foundry
• Good fit for .?????? ????????????????????????

Conclusion

Your organisation's Cloud Strategy should be the primary driver in selecting a cloud application development and deployment platform. Here's the decision tree to guide your choice:

1?? Is your organisation primarily SAP-centric?

? Yes: Consider SAP Cloud Foundry

? No: Proceed to question 2

• Do you need tight integration with SAP systems?

? Yes: SAP Cloud Foundry is your best choice

? No: Proceed to question 2

2?? What's your primary cloud provider?

?? AWS: Consider Amazon ECS, EKS, or OpenShift on AWS

?? Azure: Consider Azure Kubernetes Service or Azure Red Hat OpenShift

?? Google Cloud: Consider Google Kubernetes Engine

?? Multi-cloud strategy: Consider Kubernetes or OpenShift

3?? What's your team's expertise?

?? Strong Docker skills: Consider Docker Swarm

?? Kubernetes proficiency: Choose a Kubernetes-based solution

?? Limited container experience: Consider PaaS options like Heroku or Cloud Foundry

4?? How much control and customization do you need?

?? High control: Lean towards Kubernetes or OpenShift

?? Balanced control and ease-of-use: Consider Cloud Foundry or managed Kubernetes services

?? Simplicity first: Look at PaaS options like Heroku or serverless platforms

5?? What's your scalability requirement?

?? Massive scale: Kubernetes-based solutions are often best

?? Moderate scale: Most platforms, including Cloud Foundry, can handle this well