CODEWITHSUNDEEP
cloudpaas
Nicolas Rouvière
Nicolas Rouvière

Reputation: 167

Is CaaS a certain type of PaaS?

I've recently asked myself if Container as a Service was a certain type of Platform as a Service or not. Is a Container a Platform ?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 696

Answers (1)

Wassim Dhif
Wassim Dhif

Reputation: 1378

PaaS and CaaS are two different things.

On a PaaS, you only run your code in a cartridge (which can be a VM or even a container) but you'll only be able to run code that is supported by your PaaS provider. You won't be able to modify the OS on which your code is running. Example: Heroku

On a CaaS, you will be able to run a container and you won't be limited by the languages supported by your PaaS provider. You can run anything you want in your container as long as the container engine is supported by your CaaS provider. Example: Amazon Container Services (ECS)

CaaS falls somewhere between Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS).

Check this for more informations : http://searchitoperations.techtarget.com/definition/Containers-as-a-Service-CaaS

Upvotes: 3

Related Questions