Category: Cloud Hosting
Company: Heroku Inc.
Heroku is the fully managed cloud application platform built for developers. Build, deploy, manage, and scale your apps easily on our app hosting platform.
Founded: 2007
Target Market: General
Industries: Technology & Software, Financial Services & Banking, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Retail & E-commerce, Other
Website: https://www.heroku.com
Heroku is the fully managed cloud application platform built for developers. Build, deploy, manage, and scale your apps easily on our app hosting platform.
Heroku is best known for Pioneered developer-centric, easy-to-use web application hosting with a focus on simplicity and speed., Offers a robust ecosystem of add-ons and integrations that enhance app functionality and performance. and Provides seamless scalability options, allowing developers to effortlessly manage app growth and resource allocation.. Its strongest capability coverage is in Rapid Elasticity and Scalability.
Heroku is used by teams across Technology & Software, Financial Services & Banking, Professional Services and Media & Entertainment.
Heroku is owned and operated by Heroku Inc. and was founded in 2007. See the company profile for leadership, milestones, and acquisitions.
Heroku is assessed across four dimensions — Innovation Index (30%), Organizational Strength (20%), Customer Mix (20%), and Vision Index (30%) — using documented evidence that is refreshed monthly. See the methodology page for the full scoring rules.
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