Heroku

Heroku

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Deploy, manage, and scale modern apps

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CATEGORYHostingTools
FOUNDERherokuBuilder
LANGUAGEEN

The original developer cloud — deploy from Git in minutes.

13M+

Apps deployed on Heroku

175+

Marketplace add-ons

2007

Year founded — a pioneer in PaaS

Value Proposition

A battle-tested PaaS that lets any developer ship a production app in minutes without managing servers.

Problem Solved

Removes the need for DevOps expertise to run scalable, production-grade web applications.

Target Audience

Web developers, startups, and enterprises looking for a managed PaaS with minimal DevOps complexity.

Business Details

Founded in 2007; acquired by Salesforce in 2010; one of the most established PaaS providers globally.

Pricing

Eco Dynos

$5/month

Budget-friendly dynos for low-traffic apps.

1000 dyno hours shared
Custom domains
Community support
Most popular

Basic Dynos

$7/month per dyno

Always-on dynos for production apps.

No sleeping
Custom domains
Vertical scaling
Metrics dashboard

Standard / Performance

$25–$500/month

For high-traffic and enterprise-grade workloads.

Auto-scaling
Advanced metrics
Priority support
Preboot

Life Without vs. With Heroku

Without

×No server provisioning or management
×No manual scaling configuration
×No infrastructure-as-code required
×No separate add-on research and integration

With Heroku

Git-push deployment workflow
175+ managed add-ons marketplace
Horizontal and vertical scaling
Built-in CI/CD pipelines
Review apps for pull requests

Questions & Answers

Node.js, Ruby, Python, Java, PHP, Go, Scala, and Clojure via official buildpacks, plus custom buildpacks.

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