Cloud Platform vs Framework

Frameworks are software that provide a set of tools and libraries that help developers build applications.

Cloud platforms, on the other hand, are infrastructure that provides the resources and services that applications need to run in the cloud.

Cloud platforms

• Cloud platforms provide a wide range of services that can be used to build and run applications in the cloud.
• Cloud platforms are typically offered by large technology companies, such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.
• Cloud platforms are typically pay-as-you-go, which means that you only pay for the resources that you use.

Frameworks

• Frameworks provide a set of tools and libraries that can be used to build applications.
• Frameworks are typically open-source, which means that they are freely available to use and modify.
• Frameworks can be used to build applications for a variety of platforms, including cloud platforms.

Feature	Cloud platforms	Frameworks
Purpose	Provide the infrastructure and services that applications need to run in the cloud	Provide a set of tools and libraries that help developers build applications
Components	Compute, storage, networking, databases, and other services	Tools and libraries for common development tasks, such as service discovery, load balancing, and distributed tracing
Focus	Running applications	Building applications
Examples	AWS, GCP, Azure	Spring Boot Cloud, Hibernate, React