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Platform Comparison

The Key Differences

Where Manzano fundamentally changes the game

Understanding the Shared Responsibility Model

Like AWS's shared responsibility model, different platforms divide responsibilities between the provider and the user. Understanding who is responsible for what is critical to making the right platform choice for your needs.

User
You are fully responsible. AI may assist, but implementation, maintenance, and operations are entirely your burden.
Shared
Platform provides infrastructure, you configure and manage. You handle setup, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance.
Platform
Fully automated and handled by the platform. No configuration, maintenance, or operational burden on your part.
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Responsibility
Manzano
(Enterprise Platform)
AI Code Assistants
(AI helps, you're responsible)
AI App Generators
(Lovable, Bolt.new)
Cloud Dev Platforms
(Replit, StackBlitz)
Writing code N/A User User User
Building user interface & frontend User User User User
Defining business logic in plain language User User User User
Defining authorization rules (who can do what) Shared User User User
Implementing authentication (SSO, MFA, SAML) Shared User User Shared
Application operations & monitoring (logs, metrics, alerts) Shared User User User
Security (encryption, vulnerabilities, patches) Platform User User Shared
Writing database migrations Platform User User User
Creating API endpoints & GraphQL schemas Platform User User User
Setting up infrastructure & deployment Platform User User Shared
Managing infrastructure operations (servers, databases) Platform User User Shared
Scaling applications to handle load Platform User User Shared
Documentation Platform User User User

Why Manzano Is Fundamentally Different

Traditional Development (including AI-assisted)

  1. 1.
    Define data models in code
    → Write SQL migrations manually
    → Handle schema versioning
    → Deal with migration conflicts
  2. 2.
    Write business logic in TypeScript/Python
    → Implement validation rules
    → Handle error cases
    → Manage transactions
  3. 3.
    Create API endpoints
    → Write GraphQL schemas or REST routes
    → Implement authentication middleware
    → Handle request validation
  4. 4.
    Build frontend
    → Wire up forms and validation
    → Create tables and filters
    → Handle loading and error states
  5. 5.
    Set up infrastructure
    → Configure AWS/GCP/Azure
    → Set up databases and caching
    → Configure load balancers and scaling
  6. 6.
    Deploy & operate
    → Set up monitoring and alerts
    → Debug production issues
    → Apply security patches
    → Scale infrastructure as needed

All of this is your responsibility to build, maintain, and scale.

Manzano Approach

Define your domain:

"Order has customer, items, status, total"

Define actions:

"PlaceOrder requires valid customer and in-stock items"

Define outcomes:

"When OrderPlaced → reserve inventory, send email"

Define views:

"Show orders filtered by status and date"

Define workflows:

"When PaymentConfirmed → trigger shipment"

Everything else is automated:

API generation
Database schemas
Migrations
Validation
Events
Infrastructure
Security
Scaling
Operations
Documentation

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