Web Platforms Glossary

PaaS services

• Vercel - Collaboration and deployment platform for frontend developers
• Netlify - Collaborative static site hosting platform and supports serverless functions. Can use functions in JS, TS and Go
• Heroku - Provides backend hosting only for Python, Java, Ruby, etc.
• Github Pages - Static Pages with no dynamic functionality
• Firebase - For creating and hosting web and mobile software. Has a native database, supports serverless functions and authentication, etc.. Can use functions in JS and TS.

Backend Endpoint hosting

• ChiselStrike