What is PAAS?
Platform As A Service (PAAS) is a cloud delivery model for applications composed of services managed by a third party. It provides elastic scaling of your application which allows developers to build applications and services over the internet and the deployment models include public, private and hybrid.
Basically, it is a service where a third-party provider provides both software and hardware tools to the cloud computing. The tools which are provided are used by developers. PAAS is also known as Application PAAS. It helps us to organize and maintain useful applications and services. It has a well-equipped management system and is less expensive compared to IAAS.
Characteristics of PAAS (Platform as a Service)
- PAAS is like a toolkit for developers to build and deploy applications without worrying about infrastructure.
- Provides pre-built tools, libraries, and development environments.
- Developers focus on building and managing applications, while the provider handles infrastructure management.
- It speeds up the development process and allows for easy collaboration among developers.
Examples of PAAS (Platform as a Service)
- AWS Lambda
- Google App Engine
- Google Cloud
- IBM Cloud
Difference between IAAS, PAAS and SAAS
IAAS, PAAS and SAAS are sometimes referred to as cloud service models or cloud computing service models. IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) gives you virtual hardware like servers and storage. PaaS (Platform as a Service) provides tools for building and managing software applications. SaaS (Software as a Service) delivers ready-to-use software applications over the internet. In this article, we will learn the difference between IAAS, PAAS and SAAS.