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Cast.ai VS packagecloud

Compare Cast.ai VS packagecloud and see what are their differences

Cast.ai

CAST AI is an AI-driven platform designed to optimize cloud usage and reduce costs by over 60%. It is an all-in-one solution for Kubernetes monitoring, automation, optimization, and security.

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0 reviews
Pricing
Freemium Free trial
packagecloud

Free hosted Node.js, Debian, RPM, Java, Python and RubyGem repositories. Chef, Puppet, Jenkins, Buildkite, CircleCI and Travis CI integrations.

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Freemium Free trial $89 / Monthly ("Starter Plan", "20 Gb Transfer", "5 Gb Storage")
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Which is more popular?

Based on our record, Cast.ai should be more popular than packagecloud. It has been mentioned 24 times since March 2021.

social mentions
24 vs 5
Cloud Computing popularity
100% vs 0%
alternatives listed
102 vs 63

Base details

Website, pricing, platforms and company facts side by side.

Cast.ai
packagecloud
Website cast.ai packagecloud.io
Pricing
Freemium Free trial Official pricing
Freemium Free trial $89 / Monthly ("Starter Plan", "20 Gb Transfer", "5 Gb Storage") Official pricing
Platforms
Browser Azure AWS Cloud Web +2
Cross Platform Linux Windows Mac OSX Cloud +2
Company 2020 2016
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About Cast.ai and packagecloud

In their own words, as submitted to SaaSHub.

Cast.ai
packagecloud

CAST AI is driven by a vision of decentralizing the cloud industry to free innovators from the limitations of cloud service providers. Our AI-powered cloud optimization engine delivers a cost-efficient, high-performing, and resilient infrastructure for every Kubernetes workload. Its unique blend...

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Packagecloud is a cloud-based package repository that allows its users to host npm, python, rubygem, apt, Java/Maven, and yum repositories without having to configure anything first. Being a cloud-based solution, it also allows one to distribute various software packages in a uniform, scalable,...

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Features and specs

What each product offers, as listed by its team.

Cast.ai 5 features
packagecloud 4 features
  • Monitoring
  • Analytics and Reporting
  • Analytics dashboards
  • Managed Services
  • Cloud Technology
  • Unlimited Users
  • Unlimited Repositories
  • Universal asset management
  • CI/CD Pipeline Orchestration

Videos

Walkthroughs and reviews on video.

Cast.ai 1 video + Add
packagecloud 0 videos + Add

Ep 160 Cast.ai and Kubernetes Challenges with Leon Kuperman, CTO and Co-Founder of Cast.AI

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Category popularity

How often each product is chosen within a category, 0–100% relative to the other.

Score bands 0–20 21–40 41–50 51–60 61–100
Cast.ai
packagecloud
100% 100%
0% 0%
0% 0%
100% 100%
100% 100%
0% 0%
0% 0%
100% 100%

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Reviews and articles

External articles and on-site reviews we used to compare the two products.

Cast.ai no reviews yet
packagecloud no reviews yet
  • What is Artifactory?
    blog.packagecloud.io · Feb 2022

    Packagecloud is a cloud-based package repository that allows its users to host npm, python, rubygem, apt, Java/Maven, and yum repositories without having to configure anything first. Being a cloud-based solution, it...

Social recommendations and mentions

Recommendations tracked on public social media and blogs since March 2021.

Cast.ai 24 mentions
packagecloud 5 mentions
  • What is the role of QoS for Pods?
    There are tools CastAI (https://cast.ai/) and KubeCost (https://www.kubecost.com/) which helps you get these values. I haven't tried it personally, but they are promising. There are other tools as well. One of the approach OP suggested,... Source: about 3 years ago
  • Kubernetes Cost Monitoring
    Not sire if this helps but someone just showed me this free tool that looks at cost for Kube https://cast.ai/. Source: over 3 years ago
  • Is k8s Kops preferable than eks?
    Curious about what about cast.ai sets it apart for you? I went with spot because it is owned by a big company and knew it wasn't going to disappear. I think cast was still in invite only mode, as well. Source: almost 4 years ago

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  • Reports on successful blocks
    Looks like the repository on packagecloud.io don't have the latest version yet, it only lists 0.0.23? I got 0.0.24 from somewhere though. Source: over 3 years ago
  • I tried to switch to the testing branch of Debian and below is my /etc/apt/sources.list:
    Forcing the config can be don manually by modifying the config files that points to different repos in /etc/apt/sources.list.d, or for packages on packagecloud.io, you can use the method that I describe. The latter works because... Source: almost 4 years ago
  • I tried to switch to the testing branch of Debian and below is my /etc/apt/sources.list:
    The error you are seeing is because you probably ran one of the steps that creates a configuration in your system that points to packagecloud.io, so that your system can retrieve packages from https://packagecloud.io/cs50/repo. However... Source: almost 4 years ago

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