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Google App Engine vs Microsoft Web Platform Installer

A side-by-side look at Google App Engine and Microsoft Web Platform Installer. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Google App Engine

Google App Engine

Development

Google App Engine is a platform for building scalable web applications and mobile backends. It provides automatic scaling, distributed caching, health checks and other services to make app development easier.

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Microsoft Web Platform Installer

Microsoft Web Platform Installer

Development

The Microsoft Web Platform Installer is a free tool that makes it simple to download, install and keep up-to-date with the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including IIS, SQL Server Express, .NET Framework and Visual Studio.

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