Difference between Cloud Foundry & Pivotal Web Services

Question

I read on wikipedia that cloud foundry open source software is available to anyone whereas the Pivotal Web Services is a commercial product from Pivotal.

I kinda searched a lot on internet but did not find any cloud foundry open source software implementation example. Everything is for Pivotal product which provides a 2 months free trial service.

So can anyone tell me what is the cloud foundry open source software? And what exactly is the difference between cloud foundry OSS & Pivotal CF?

Answer 1

Cloud Foundry is open source software, but if you are looking to tinker with it for the first time, using the OSS is a bit involved. You will need to have a provisioned cloud environment, you will install it yourself using MicroBosh, and everything will be done through the command line.

Pivotal Cloud Foundry is a commercial implementation that makes it easier to get up and running as you are learning the project. It provides a hosted environment in Pivotal Web Services so that you don't have to install it yourself, a web interface that makes managing the environment easier, and a number of pre-provisioned services including relational databases and messaging queues. This is the best starting point if you are just learning the technology.