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Caspio vs Knack vs Microsoft Azure comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Caspio0.8%
Microsoft Power Apps9.0%
ServiceNow6.2%
Other84.0%
Rapid Application Development Software
Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Knack0.9%
Microsoft Power Apps9.0%
ServiceNow6.2%
Other83.9%
Rapid Application Development Software
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure9.9%
Amazon AWS17.4%
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode)10.2%
Other62.5%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Timothy Soares - PeerSpot reviewer
Channels and Payments Administrator at Finabank N.V.
It's a good solution for those with limited coding experience
The visualization of the data pages could be improved. You have to a lot of tweaking to make the visualization stand out. It's basic, but there are a lot of options. So you really have to do a lot of customizing on that part. They could add some templates that are more attractive than the basic ones. It would be helpful if you could start with something that's already built rather than working on standard templates from scratch.
it_user1460940 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at ITdirector.ie
Flexible and granular security options, good filtering, and the pricing model is cost-effective
The vendor does a really poor job of marketing this software because it should be more popular. This is something that I have pointed out to them. It's a super piece of software, but very few people are aware of it. I am an EX-IT director and I've worked in big systems, and I'm amazed this solution isn't more popular. The "native" integration with other products could be improved. The user interface for the systems that you build can use some improvement because as it is now, you may have to use HTML and CSS to make it look more modern or to match a clients existing look. The documentation is amazing, although they don't do videos and their YouTube channel is very poor. They could create some training videos.
Syed Abid  - PeerSpot reviewer
Snr. Infrastructure Architect (Data Centre) at LogicEra
Versatile integrations and reliable customer satisfaction elevate cloud service experience
For Microsoft Azure improvement, they need to enhance their support system. The first level of support should be improved in terms of quality and response time. They need more technical support at the first level, as there are currently only one or two technical people among five to ten staff members at this level. They should ensure that the first level support is more technical because we normally provide services to technical users ourselves. When an issue arises, it usually escalates to the second or third level. When facing first level support, they may have limited knowledge and only collect screenshots to forward to their seniors. They should ensure that the first level support is aligned with L2 and L3 to better assist us, especially since we mention in the ticket that our issues are related to specific problems and require that sort of support.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Caspio was user-friendly compared to other solutions. As someone who doesn't know a lot about coding, I found it easy to create a web application on this platform."
"Caspio was user-friendly compared to other solutions, and as someone who doesn't know a lot about coding, I found it easy to create a web application on this platform."
"Overall, I am a big fan of Knack."
"The security is the most valuable feature, in particular, the way I can give different access to different areas to different people, so you can really fine-tune access for different users."
"The user interface is very good for administrators."
"Good information protection feature."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is its ease of use."
"Azure virtual machines are stand-out."
"The time to market is fast compared back to the traditional on-premise hosting. That is one of the better things I can say because there is no need to worry. The Pack services will enable it to start immediately."
"All development and pre-production scenarios are now under pay as you go, and are not open all the time, in that way we’re saving a lot of resources, money and we gain fast flexibility to grant new capabilities, computing power, and PoC scenarios."
"Azure services like EDM and Batch are all famous, but one of the most popular services for development is Azure Functions, especially the PaaS option. Depending on a customer's environment, they can go for the PaaS."
"Microsoft Azure covers all aspects, and having a single pane of glass becomes easier."
 

Cons

"The visualization of the data pages could be improved. You have to a lot of tweaking to make the visualization stand out. It's basic, but there are a lot of options. So you really have to do a lot of customizing on that part. They could add some templates that are more attractive than the basic ones. It would be helpful if you could start with something that's already built rather than working on standard templates from scratch."
"The visualization of the data pages could be improved. You have to do a lot of tweaking to make the visualization stand out."
"The user interface for the systems that you build can use some improvement because as it is now, you have to do a lot of HTML and CSS to make it look modern."
"The user interface for the systems that you build can use some improvement because as it is now, you have to do a lot of HTML and CSS to make it look modern."
"Virtual networks might be improved by adding more rules for the validation of protocols and peripheral elements in security assurance."
"Azure installation is complicated. When we first deployed Azure, it was challenging."
"As compared to AWS, Azure can improve its functionality. In terms of the feature list, it is still lacking a bit as compared to AWS. AWS supports lots of types of operating systems, which Azure is still catching up with. Azure is mainly focused on the Windows system, and it is not yet there in terms of integration with other operating systems like Linux, Unix. Azure is slowly catching up."
"One area where Microsoft Azure could improve is in offering a broader range of pre-built plugins and tools compared to AWS."
"The deployment was quite complex. It's not easy to implement."
"We work with Azure, which is okay, but very clunky and complex."
"The security of the solution could always be much better."
"Its costing can be improved. There should be better cost management."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This product has really good value, as it doesn't have a per-user cost, there's a flat fee."
"We are on an annual subscription. However, there are other options available."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive. For an SME, spending roughly 5,000 euros per month becomes interesting, indicating a significant infrastructure setup in the cloud."
"The pricing of the solution could be reduced. We are not able to create a free account in my country."
"I rate the product price a seven or eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price."
"Their licensing costs might be a little bit lower, compared to AWS, but I'm not sure. I think we get licenses, especially on long-term projects, on a yearly basis. It could be cheaper."
"Its costing can be improved. Its licensing is monthly. In addition to the standard license fee, there is a transactional cost."
"We pay a monthly licensing fee for the solution, which could be cheaper."
"Microsoft Azure overall is an expensive solution."
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Comparison Review

it_user8586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
17%
Construction Company
13%
University
13%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
7%
University
6%
 

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Small Business140
Midsize Enterprise54
Large Enterprise149
 

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