What is Heroku?

Heroku is a platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud.

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Recent Heroku Launches

One-off Dyno Metrics Monitor Heroku scheduler jobs and any detached one-off dyno

Launched on January 4th, 2022

Stackhero for Redis Redis on Heroku, performant with attractive prices

Launched on March 2nd, 2021

Draxlr Heroku Add-on for SQL DBs Admin, Explore and Analyze your data from one place.

Launched on May 5th, 2020

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11yr ago

Heroku - Cloud application platform

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Maker reviews of Heroku

Andres Estrada

used this to build Qibble

Qibble

(84 points)

We love Heroku because it lets us focus on our app, not on server configs. Their straightforward CLI, scalable dynos, and integrated add‑ons mean we can deploy in minutes—ideal for both quick prototypes and serious production workloads. Alternatives Considered: AWS EC2/Elastic Beanstalk: Powerful, but more setup overhead than we needed initially. Google Cloud Run: Slick container‑based approach, but Heroku’s developer experience is simpler. Azure App Service: Feature‑rich, yet Heroku’s one‑command deployments suited our quick iteration style better.

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1mo ago

Frank

used this to build Reef

Reef

(286 points)

Best deployment service ever.

3mo ago

used this to build

(378 points)

Heroku is an easy-to-use PaaS, it provides you all the tools you need to deploy quickly and continuously. I'm a huge fan of using Heroku for building side projects and have found it has many features that allow you to scale as well. Heroku is much easier to work with than AWS when you don't need the level of customization that AWS provides.

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4mo ago

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Bart Agapinan

•1 review

Easy to deploy software quickly, with lots of integrations. No longer has a free tier though.

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11mo ago

malesze jsq

•8 reviews

To confirm their findings, the Heroku CUSTOMER SERVICE (8O5) 41'O 56OO PHONE NUMBER ( 8O5)- 41O 56OO researchers analyzed the probability of success among founders of different ages by calculating “batting averages” – the likelihood of a founder making it into the top percentile. The data indicated that a founder who is years old has times greater odds of starting a successful company than a -year-old

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