Choosing the appropriate , however, can be difficult. They all have pros and cons. So, when a customer asked me and my colleagues at Altoros Systems, a software product development company, what would be the best cloud platform for his project and why, we decided to take a deep look at the most notable systems available, compare their capabilities, and summarize the findings in a product-by-product table. We tested , , and .

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Below you will find information on features available in free and commercial versions of the cloud platforms, their price, documentation completeness, and community matureness. In addition, the errors found during the deployment process are addressed by detailed instructions on bug fixing. (Please note that by the time the research is published the products may be updated by the vendors.)

The goal of this unbiased comparison is to help you align your business requirements with the capabilities of a particular cloud system and -- finally -- select the best-fit product.