“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so +1 · source ↗
Heroku
Salesforce's platform-as-a-service that runs apps from a git push on managed containers (dynos), with Postgres, Redis and add-ons.
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Where it fits
Who uses it
58 makers' products, each linked to the source that shows it, and 4 open-source projects that declare it in their code.
The maker says so 42Subprocessor list 4Seen on the website 14Declared in code 4How evidence is collected →
QibbleFind out who's right“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.”
HostingMaker says so +1 · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“lass="mb-2"> Zoom for video calls Loom & Slack for team communication Cloudflare for Video processing, CDN, and DNS Heroku for zero config dev-ops.”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“I am in love with Heroku and how easy it makes it to host a backend, set up a database, etc.”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“The site is hosted on Heroku , as it takes the headache of server configuration and scaling, so I can focus on developing and running the business.”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“We started using Heroku very early in our journey and still rely on Heroku for database maintenance etc. Heroku's ease of use means we can operate with a much leaner team.”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (platform)”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗“ClearCheckbook is now hosted on Heroku which makes scaling your resources incredibly easy.”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗Open source: a project that declares Heroku as a dependency in its public code — verifiable, but not necessarily a live product.
What makers say
19 makers on why they use Heroku, in their own words on Product Hunt.
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.
QibbleSep 2026 ↗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.
QibbleMar 2025 ↗…sign & Prototyping: Balsamiq Mockups & Adobe Photoshop Keyword Tracking: SEMRush Hosting: Heroku Live Chat: Tawk.to What have been the most influential books, podcasts, or other resource…
We started using Heroku very early in our journey and still rely on Heroku for database maintenance etc. Heroku's ease of use means we can operate with a much leaner team.
lass="mb-2"> Zoom for video calls Loom & Slack for team communication Cloudflare for Video processing, CDN, and DNS Heroku for zero config dev-ops.
Loved and watch-outs
Themes that recur in makers' words and Hacker News comments, each linked to what it summarises, with how Product Hunt tags its reviews.
On Product Hunt 4.9★ · 14 reviews
easy deployment 6focus on app development 4scalable platform 3managed service 2
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Questions makers ask about Heroku
Is Heroku free?
No permanent free tier; paid use starts at $5/mo (Eco dyno). source ↗
Is Heroku open source or self-hostable?
Not open source, and hosted only.
Can AI coding agents work with Heroku?
It serves an llms.txt docs index; it has an official CLI (heroku).
Who uses Heroku?
58 makers' products we track, each with a source, and 4 open-source projects declare it in their code. source ↗