Fast track your startup business
Heroku is a cloud-based, platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that gives startup developers a powerful solution for building, deploying, and operating applications. The platform is fully managed, meaning that we take care of servers, hardware, and infrastructure, so you can keep your team lean and focused on building a great product. As business grows, Heroku is there for you over the long-term, with seamless scalability and advanced features to support your app success.
Get your great ideas to market quickly
Extend your app in a few clicks
Our ecosystem includes 200+ fully managed Heroku Add-on services that support every stage of app development, such as monitoring, logging, messaging, or search.Ship apps fast and often
Heroku helps startup developers stay highly productive. Deploy directly from popular tools like Git, GitHub, or Docker, and use our easy-to-use structured CI/CD workflow.Work with data easily
Heroku’s managed data services are optimized for developers, making it even easier to build data-driven apps and use data to make better decisions, faster.Simplify your DevOps
Heroku is a great platform for startups. We monitor uptime, performance, and infrastructure, so you can avoid hiring dedicated staff. Anyone on your team can manage app operations from a shared dashboard.Grow your business on one robust platform
Experiment & prototype
Try new things easily on Heroku before turning them into product. A range of low-cost services can help your business keep R&D costs affordable.Launch new features
Respond quickly to market changes and customer needs by quickly iterating your apps. Deploy updates on every push with Heroku’s GitHub integration.Build & manage your team
Heroku’s ease of use makes onboarding new hires a breeze. Heroku Teams helps you manage your users, apps, and billing as your team grows.Scale seamlessly into the future
As demand grows, scale up your dynos instantly, or move to a dedicated runtime environment for greater privacy, power, and performance.Meet enterprise-grade requirements
Simplify HIPAA & PCI compliance
Heroku Shield makes it easier to build apps for regulated industries, such as healthcare or financial services.Run high traffic, demanding apps
Not just for large companies, Heroku Enterprise offers additional services for apps that need network isolation, dedicated resources, and greater control.Build customer-centric apps with Salesforce data
Heroku Connect syncs data seamlessly between Heroku Postgres and Salesforce, so you can do more with your CRM data.
“From the beginning, Heroku has helped us avoid wasting time on managing infrastructure. Instead, we use that time saved on developing our product.”
Resources and Documentation
Developer Docs
How Heroku Works
Read a high-level technical description of the platform and key concepts.
Getting Started Guides
Find language-specific tutorials for deploying your first app and mastering the basics of Heroku.
Technical Reference & Learning
View a documentation library on Heroku products and features.
Download the Heroku CLI
Use the Heroku Command Line Interface (CLI) to create and manage apps directly from the terminal.
Tutorials & Best Practices
Heroku Showcase Videos
Learn more about Heroku through walkthroughs of various platform tools and workflows.
Going Fast Without Breaking Things [Technical Session]
This session shows you how to get your startup’s product and engineering practices set up right from day one.
Incubating a Startup [Podcast]
Wesley Magness, Founder and CEO of ElectricSMS, and Melanie Plaza, Head of Technology at AE Studio, share their experiences.
Application Performance and Building SaaS on PaaS [Podcast]
Ryan Townsend from SHIFT Commerce discusses several front-end and back-end strategies that make sure his site stays fast, even during traffic spikes.
Innovations in Business Modeling [Podcast]
Nick Frandsen, co-founder of Dovetail, shares how the digital agency works with, and invests in, their early stage startup clients.
Flexible pricing
Heroku offers pricing options for apps and organizations of all sizes. As your app grows, scale up the resources you need and pay only for what you consume.