Heroku

lights on, nobody home

19 years 231 days and counting

2007, the original developer cloud. Still up. Not the thing you start on purpose anymore.

git push heroku main taught a generation what PaaS felt like. That memory still sells the brand.
Salesforce ownership kept it alive as a product line after the golden age ended.

Times it almost ended

The free tier death in 2022 was the funeral people showed up to. The paying apps stayed. The love left.
Render, Fly, Railway, Vercel: the children are nicer. Heroku is the parent in a recliner.

Salesforce sunsetting it on a slide. The zombie state is waiting for that slide.

Is Heroku still up?

Yes, with a Hollow verdict: lights on, nobody home. Founded 2007.

How long has Heroku been around?

Heroku has been up since 2007-01-01.

Why did Heroku survive?

git push heroku main taught a generation what PaaS felt like. That memory still sells the brand.

Could Heroku still die?

Salesforce sunsetting it on a slide. The zombie state is waiting for that slide.