# Encore's approach to cloud-native development combines PaaS-like simplicity with cloud ownership

DevFeed: [Encore's approach to cloud-native development combines PaaS-like simplicity with cloud ownership](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/beyond-paas-a-smarter-approach-to-cloud-native-development-in-2025-17779.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://encore.dev/blog/beyond-paas>)

Author: Marcus Kohlberg

Published: 2025-02-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Encore Updates](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/encore-updates.md>)

Topics: [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Infrastructure as code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [backend-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend-development.md>), [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku.md>), [Terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terraform.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-cloud.md>)

Tags: [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [cloud-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-native.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [gcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gcp.md>), [go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go.md>), [infrastructure-as-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>)

## AI overview

The article presents Encore as an alternative to traditional PaaS, infrastructure-as-code, and deployment platforms. It combines an open-source backend framework with a SaaS platform for cloud automation while keeping applications and infrastructure in the customer's AWS or GCP account.

## Source excerpt

Encore aims to be a flexible alternative to PaaS that lets you own your cloud.