Abstract: In one example of the disclosure, performance data for a plurality of cloud-based application deployment configurations is received. A database is generated, the database including associations of the configurations with a plurality of performance features, and including an association of a performance score to each feature. A set of performance requirements for cloud-based deployment of a first application is received. A recommendation of a first configuration for cloud-based deployment of the first application is determined based upon performance scores from the database. The recommendation is sent to a computing device.