This log started out as a research on app.net to see if app.net is similar to the cloud storage (database) solutions that have recently propped up like Cocoafish and Parse.com. As it turned out app.net is different.

satya - Sat Aug 18 2012 09:49:36 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

I don't know yet! here is their home page

I don't know yet! here is their home page

satya - Sat Aug 18 2012 09:54:01 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

What it seems to be is

a web presence for each of your mobile applications where the users of the app can become a community for your app!!

satya - Sat Aug 18 2012 09:54:20 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Google Parse, app.net

Google Parse, app.net

Search for: Google Parse, app.net

satya - Sat Aug 18 2012 09:56:58 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Here is google parse home page

Here is google parse home page

satya - Sat Aug 18 2012 09:59:34 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

In this page I seek to answer


How are they similar?
How are they different?
What other competitors are there?
which seems better?
who has the more traction?
what is a similar product that Titanium bought recently?
how does that compare?

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 09:13:48 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

parse.com features


Define/see/manipulate/Save data in the cloud per app
Sync with data in the cloud
Social logins
Your user interactions
Most of serverside suport for your apps

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 09:14:50 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

app.net home page

app.net home page

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 09:21:08 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

what the *ell is app.net: their home page tells nothing useufl

what the *ell is app.net: their home page tells nothing useufl

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 09:21:21 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

What is app.net?

What is app.net?

Search for: What is app.net?

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 09:29:39 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

appcelerator parse.com

appcelerator parse.com

Search for: appcelerator parse.com

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 09:31:29 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

app.net is quite unrelated to parse.com

Apparently app.net is in the twitter space....

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 09:31:53 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

So here is the mobile cloud databases space

So here is the mobile cloud databases space

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 09:35:47 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

These fall under BAAS: Backend as a service


Cocoafish - Appecelerator/Titanium now ACS
Parse
Applicasa
Stackmob

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 09:37:21 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Very interesting these reek of CRM platforms like, especially


Microsoft Dynamics
Salesforce

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 09:37:56 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Mobile app cloud storage microsoft dynamics

Mobile app cloud storage microsoft dynamics

Search for: Mobile app cloud storage microsoft dynamics

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 13:12:05 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Looks like windows is in the running too with its Azure Mobile services. See this link

Looks like windows is in the running too with its Azure Mobile services. See this link

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 14:38:21 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

IBM BAAS Mobile offering

IBM BAAS Mobile offering

Search for: IBM BAAS Mobile offering

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 14:45:33 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

So Kinvey is another playa in this space: their features

So Kinvey is another playa in this space: their features

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 14:50:36 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Here is the mad dash according to Kinvey supplied picture

satya - Fri Sep 28 2012 14:52:41 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

From the picture it appears the most crowded is the BAAS lane

From the picture it appears the most crowded is the BAAS lane

satya - Fri Jan 11 2013 13:59:04 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

acs parse kinvey stackmob

Search for: acs parse kinvey stackmob

satya - Fri Jan 11 2013 14:13:14 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Here is a good comparison article for these systems

Here is a good comparison article for these systems

satya - Fri Jan 11 2013 14:22:26 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Here is another new comer: fatfractal.com

Here is another new comer: fatfractal.com