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PaaS Solutions

Netlify, Heroku, Vercel

IaaS Solutions

AWS, Azure, GCP

Full stack support

Built-in support for backend, frontend, databases

Often frontend or backend only

Full flexibility but needs manual setup

Developer Experience

Simple, modern UX with built-in CI/CD and observability

Generally developer-friendly

Complex, infra-heavy UX

Custom Environments (BYO Cloud)

Deploy in your own cloud, on-prem, or managed by us

Locked to their infrastructure

Full control, but high setup/maintenance overhead

Multi-service Architecture

Native support for microservices, APIs, queues, jobs

Often limited or fragmented

Possible but requires orchestration

Setup Time

Automatic and container-based scaling

Fast for simple apps, slow for full-stack

Hours to days, needs DevOps

Scalability

Native support for microservices, APIs, queues, jobs

Varies widely by provider

Fully scalable, but manual unless automated

Vendor Lock-in

No lock-in; app structure is portable

Often locked into proprietary runtimes & configs

High switching cost, but not strictly locked

Enterprise Readiness

Private cloud support, secure pipeline integrations

Limited enterprise features or support

Enterprise-grade features, but complex to implement

Cost Transparency

Simple, usage-based pricing

Free tier → costly scale pricing

Pay-per-use, but hard to predict total cost

Enterprise Readiness

Deploy closer to users, including Africa

Few edge locations in Africa

Possible, but may require config and cost management

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