The document compares two public cloud platforms, Cloudjiffy and AWS Elastic Beanstalk, highlighting Cloudjiffy as a user-friendly platform-as-a-service for deploying and managing applications in various programming languages without code changes. It offers features like automatic scaling, high availability, and self-service portals, while AWS Elastic Beanstalk supports a wider range of languages but requires more setup and configuration from developers. Key differences include Cloudjijj's simplified UI and zero downtime deployments compared to Elastic Beanstalk's more complex management dashboard.