# Apache Brooklyn Reviews
**Vendor:** The Apache Software Foundation  
**Category:** [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration)  
**Average Rating:** 3.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 2
## About Apache Brooklyn
Apache Brooklyn is an open-source framework for modeling, deploying and managing distributed applications defined using declarative YAML blueprints.




## Apache Brooklyn Reviews
  ### 1. Apache Brooklyn experince

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Sarvesh  L. | Junior Software Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2023

**What do you like best about Apache Brooklyn?**

Apache Brooklyn is reusable and easy to manage the applications.It provides  a framework for deploying and managing the applications.

**What do you dislike about Apache Brooklyn?**

It is diffficult to understand the concepts for new users. It is  complex to managing the application blueprint and infrastructure configuration.

**What problems is Apache Brooklyn solving and how is that benefiting you?**

In Apache Brooklyn, you can deploy the applications and services accross various cloud providers. It can automatically scale your application.  It manages the entire life cycle of applications. It can integrate with various managemant tools.

  ### 2. product was just OK

**Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 14, 2018

**What do you like best about Apache Brooklyn?**

YAML Blueprints are the best part about this program. 

**What do you dislike about Apache Brooklyn?**

I often have a lot of issues with the computing aspects of this program. 

**Recommendations to others considering Apache Brooklyn:**

Your service & troubleshooting options are excellent. I would not hesitate to recommend the product. 

**What problems is Apache Brooklyn solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Run standby nodes which can optionally automatically promote to master in the event of master failure. Hot standby nodes can provide additional read-only access to entity information.


## Apache Brooklyn Discussions
  - [What is Apache Brooklyn used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-apache-brooklyn-used-for)

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