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What is the difference between cloud-based and web-based apps?

May 16, 2019

If you use these two terms interchangeably it may be correct, but not entirely. Yes, they are very much the same in several aspects, which is why many people tend to see them as one and the same thing. However, they have many key differences — at times subtle, in other instances pronounced — and they can impact on your choice of apps. Before we delve into our main discussion, let’s look into the future. Total revenues for both web and cloud apps market are expected to be sustained from 2016 to 2021, which hovers around 320 billion. However, revenues from web-based apps are predicted to decrease from $200+ million to less than $200 million by 2021, whereas cloud spending is expected to continue increasing in the coming years and will reach $159 billion in 2021.

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What is the difference between cloud-based and web-based apps?