Platform as a Service (PaaS) · Founded by James Lindenbaum & Adam Wiggins & Orion Henry in 2007

Heroku

Platform-as-a-Service to build, run, and scale apps in the cloud effortlessly.

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Cost

Free Trial, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

Use Heroku to deploy, manage, and scale applications without worrying about infrastructure. It supports multiple languages—like Ruby, Python, Node.js, Java—and provides managed services such as Postgres, Redis, Kafka, and more. With add-ons, dynos, pipelines, and seamless Salesforce integration, Heroku offers a developer-friendly experience from prototype to production, suitable for hobbyists, startups, and enterprises alike.

What Heroku does

Deploying apps via Git or CLIScaling dynos up or downAdding managed data and messaging servicesSetting up CI/CD pipelinesIntegrating with Salesforce via Heroku ConnectMonitoring app performance and logsPolyglot support (Ruby, Python, Node.js, Java, Go, etc.)Managed services (Postgres, Redis, Kafka)Dynos for easy scaling200+ add-ons marketplaceSeamless Salesforce and GitHub integrationsPipelines and review apps for CI/CD

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