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Render VS Azure Static Web Apps
Render
Render is a cloud platform that is designed to help developers build and deploy modern, scalable applications. With Render, you can deploy your code to a global network of servers, and the platform will take care of the rest, including provisioning servers, scaling your application to meet demand, and providing security and compliance.
Render supports a wide range of technologies and frameworks, including popular languages such as Python, Node.js, and Ruby, as well as containerization platforms like Docker. You can use Render to deploy a variety of different types of applications, including web applications, mobile backends, and APIs.
Render also provides a number of tools and services to help you manage your deployments, including continuous integration and delivery, database and file storage, and analytics and monitoring.
Azure Static Web Apps
Azure Static Web Apps is a platform for building, deploying, and managing modern web applications. It offers a range of features for building and deploying serverless applications, including support for a variety of programming languages, automatic scaling, and real-time monitoring
Azure Static Web Apps is designed to be easy to use and require minimal setup, making it a good choice for developers who want to focus on writing code rather than managing infrastructure.
Render
- Global hosting and scaling automatically
- Supporting custom domains
- Pay-per-use
- Integrates with other providers such as GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket
- suitable for web applications that demand high scalability, security, and built-in connectors
- Web application development and deployment support built-in
Azure Static Web Apps
- limited accessibility in some areas
- A limited level of authentication is offered
- GitHub Actions are used for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), which means that a command-line interface is not necessary
- Charges for a custom domain, a free tier, and a greater app size
- connects to further Azure services, including Azure Functions, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Storage, and Azure Event Grid
- appropriate for less-featured, simple web apps
| FrameWork | Render | Azure Static Web Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Learn more | Learn more |
| Infrastructure | AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Depends on the region | Azure |
| Continuous deployment | ||
| Automated builds from Git | ||
| Instant rollbacks to any version | ||
| Site previews for every push | ||
| Compatible with all Static Site Generators | ||
| Notifications | Slack, Email, GitHub | |
| Team Management | ||
| Custom domains | ||
| Automatic HTTPS | ||
| Rewrites & Redirects | ||
| Password Protection | Included in paid plan. | |
| Websites | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Build Minutes | Unlimited | N/A |
| Concurrent builds | 1 /service | N/A |
| Bandwidth | 100GB /month | 100GB /month |
| Team Members | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Build Time Per Deployment | N/A | 15 minutes |
| Build Memory Limit (in MiB) | N/A | N/A |
| Max team members before switch to custom pricing | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Git contributors have to be Team Members | ||
| Serverless Functions (API) | Node.js, .NET Core, Python and Custom Handlers | |
| Edge Functions | ||
| Background Functions | Background Workers | Durable Functions |
| CRON Jobs | Timer triggered functions | |
| CLI | swa | |
| Extensions | ||
| Environment Variables | ||
| Build Logs | GitHub Actions logs | |
| Build Canceling | through GitHub Actions | |
| Analytics | ||
| Authentication | Pre-configured providers include: Azure Active Directory, GitHub, Twitter. You can register a custom provider. | |
| Database | PostgreSQL | |
| Asset Optimizations | ||
| A/B Testing | ||
| Form Handling | ||
| Data Storage | Render Disks | |
| Push Notifications | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
| Two-factor authentication | ||
| Team Logs | ||
| SOC2 | SOC1 for now | |
| ISO27001 | ||
| GDPR | ||
| Carbon Neutral | N/A | |
| Carbon-free Energy | N/A | Renewable energy by 2025 |
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