What is the difference between MobileFirst Services Starter and Mobile Foundation service in IBM Cloud(Bluemix).
Is Mobilefist Services Starter also contain Mobilefirst service As I can see Mobilefirst is present in Mobile foundation services.
What is the difference between MobileFirst Services Starter and Mobile Foundation service in IBM Cloud(Bluemix)
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IBM MobileFirs Services Starter for IBM Cloud is an app template that you can use to build back ends for mobile APIs. This starter is a combination of services that provide mobile capabilities:
- Node.js runtime
- IBM® Mobile Client Access
- IBM Push Notifications
- IBM Cloudant® NoSQL database (DB) with mobile extensions
IBM Mobile Foundation for IBM Cloud expedites setting up an IBM® MobileFirst™ Platform Foundation environment from which you can develop, test, and operate enterprise mobile apps. Mobile Foundation is available under two different service plans: Developer and Professional 1 Application.
Using the Professional 1 Application plan a single application built on any or all of the supported operating platforms such as Android, iOS, Windows or mobile web, can be managed. The Developer plan is best suited for development and test.
https://console.bluemix.net/developer/mobile (easiest way to get started for mobile)
The MobileFirst Services Starter is a boilerplate Node.js app which includes a few mobile services (App ID, Push Notifcations, Mobile Analytics, and Cloudant - classic MBaaS pattern). This boilerplate does not include Mobile Foundation as one of the services.
Mobile Foundation is another mobile service which provides a way to quickly set up a MobileFirst server environment on the IBM Cloud. You can then develop, test, and manage mobile apps from this cloud environment.