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Top 10 Advantages of PaaS

For developers, PaaS is a must-have infrastructure. The platform as a Service(PaaS) not only boosts the developer’s productivity but also offers agility and functionality in fast-paced business environments. 

The platforms work by integrating automatic applications and techniques that make it possible to deploy personal and enterprise apps. 

With this and so much more, it makes sense to be curious about PaaS and how it can benefit your business. So, today, we look at a simple overview of the platform and some of the advantages you can enjoy when using PaaS.


Ramesh Lal

How to Build a Car Rental App Like Turo

In the sharing economy, the Peer-to-Peer car rental app, Turo, is quite popular. It was first launched as RelayRides in 2010 and then got rebranded in 2015. Today, Turo provides car rental services in over 7500 cities in the UK, USA and Canada.

On the Turo app, car owners lend their spare cars and earn some money for the rental duration. In the entire transaction, there’s also a commission for Turo, which is its primary source of revenue generation. It also has several other channels in its revenue model, which we will be discussing later in this blog. 


Back4app Editorial Team

Engine Yard vs Platform.sh Comparison

Any business that wants to compete effectively in the market needs a robust internet presence, irrespective of its size and the vertical in which it operates.

If your company operates on a smaller scale, investing in on-premises infrastructure is not economically feasible. There are numerous PaaS options available for businesses, and in this article, we will compare the features of two famous platforms – the Engine Yard and the Platform.sh.

Both platforms offer a fantastic experience with their top-tier features. You must carefully check all their features, the price they charge for their services, and your requirements to conclude which offers the best overall value. Read on to gain some insight.


Back4app Editorial Team

Google App Engine vs Railway.app

No matter what you need a website for, there is always a need for a backend and a well-maintained IT infrastructure for that website to run smoothly.

If you are a small, medium, or large-sized business looking for a website, then managing your IT infrastructure will neither be easy nor efficient. That’s why you must consider getting PaaS.


Back4app Editorial Team

Elastic Beanstalk vs. Railway.app

An online system is essential for every business regardless of its size, and that online system needs a reliable enough backend. Managing on-site hardware and IT infrastructure is not that efficient.

Especially when a small or medium business has to deploy its website, there are a lot of hurdles, and PaaS solves all of those problems.

Today, many platforms provide their PaaS, and the ones we will be comparing here are Elastic Beanstalk from Amazon Web Services and Railway.app.

Both offer competitive services with top-notch features and a quality experience. By the end of this comparison, you will be able to tell which one offers better services for you.


Tricia Pearson

10 Globally Most Downloaded Apps of All Time 

Everyone wants their app to be successful, like TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, or Uber. However, no one has a clue about how to do it. They make assumptions and create something that’s either a horrible replica of these successful mobile apps or a mobile app that completely misses the mark.

So, how do you learn from these successful apps and apply those learnings to build a mobile app that users download and love to use? You can start by analyzing the latest mobile app trends or studying popular apps to learn why they stand out. To make this easier for you, we list the top 10 global most-downloaded mobile apps and what makes them stand out. Let’s begin:


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Google App Engine vs Render

Google App Engine and Render are among the top PaaS providers for small and medium businesses. Every business needs a website today, so it is not their best choice to manage their IT infrastructure, and that’s where these PaaS providers come in.

Selecting the right service provider between Google App Engine and Render can simplify over half of your app development job. 


David Quispe Aruquipa

Deploying a PHP application on Heroku

Since its first appearance back in 1995, PHP is among the most used programming languages to develop web applications. Its simplicity and efficiency allowed developers to build miscellaneous web applications like Facebook, Wikipedia, WordPress, and more.

In order to deploy a PHP web application, we usually need to set up an Apache server. Fortunately, nowadays cloud platforms like Heroku allow us to easily have our project up and running in a few steps.

In this tutorial, we will deploy a PHP web application on the Heroku platform. This platform offers to developers different ways to deploy their applications. In particular, since GitHub is widely used for managing projects, we will focus on deploying a PHP project on the Heroku platform, from a GitHub repository.


Bilal mohsin

What Is XML And JSON? Their Applications And 5 Best Tools For Converting XML Files To JSON

Converting XML to JSON seems to be the trend nowadays. So, why should you be doing it? 

XML and JSON are two of the leading coding languages for web-based applications. Their implications in modern apps and software go far beyond, and we use them daily. So, what exactly are they? How would you define the two of them?

Today, we’re going to talk about the key aspects of XML and JSON and what makes them unique. Then, we’ll also talk about their applications and the best tools you can use to convert XML files into JSON. So, let’s get started. 


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