# Heroku

> Heroku is a Salesforce-owned cloud application platform that runs developers’ code in managed containers called dynos, with managed databases, deployment workflows, Salesforce integrations and an add-on marketplace. Founded in 2007, it serves software teams worldwide. In February 2026 it moved to sustaining engineering and stopped offering new Enterprise Account contracts, while keeping self-service access and existing enterprise renewals available.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** James Lindenbaum (Co-founder), Adam Wiggins (Co-founder), Orion Henry (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Heroku Platform, Heroku Postgres, Heroku Connect, Heroku Key-Value Store, Heroku Flow
- **Notable:** Exceeded 20,000 running apps during the 2008 private beta, reported in January 2009., More than 105,000 apps at the December 2010 acquisition announcement., Salesforce announced an approximately $212 million cash acquisition in December 2010.

## Products & services

- **Heroku Platform** — Managed application runtime using Linux containers called dynos, with language buildpacks, scaling and deployment workflows. Commercial launch supported Ruby.
- **Heroku Postgres** — Managed PostgreSQL with operations tooling and database plans; launched as a standalone product in 2011.
- **Heroku Connect** — Bidirectional synchronization between Heroku Postgres and Salesforce data.
- **Heroku Key-Value Store** — Managed Redis-compatible in-memory data service; the original Heroku Redis service launched in 2015.
- **Heroku Flow** — Pipelines, Review Apps and deployment integrations that organize application delivery.
- **Heroku Private Spaces** — Dedicated runtime environments and private networking for enterprise workloads.
- **Heroku CI** — Continuous integration integrated with Heroku deployment workflows.
- **Heroku Shield** — Features for applications with heightened security and compliance requirements.
- **Heroku Elements Marketplace** — Third-party managed add-ons, buildpacks and deployment buttons.
- **Heroku Fir** — Next-generation platform using cloud-native technology, Cloud Native Buildpacks and OpenTelemetry.
- **Heroku Managed Inference and Agents** — Managed APIs for AI model inference and agent workflows; part of the Heroku AI offering.
- **Apache Kafka on Heroku** — Managed event-streaming data service.
- **Heroku AppLink** — Integration between Heroku applications and Salesforce, including custom application capabilities exposed to Salesforce workflows.

## Achievements

- Exceeded 20,000 running apps during the 2008 private beta, reported in January 2009.
- More than 105,000 apps at the December 2010 acquisition announcement.
- Salesforce announced an approximately $212 million cash acquisition in December 2010.
- The Twelve-Factor App codified practices drawn from operating applications on Heroku.
- Public about page reports more than 65 million apps created cumulatively.
- Heroku Fir became generally available in April 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Announced sustaining engineering, continued self-service access and existing enterprise renewals, and an end to new Enterprise Account contracts.
- **2026-03** — Clarified that features aligned with sustaining engineering would continue; announced 1GB compressed slugs, longer build timeouts and CLI v11.
- **2026-10** — The public changelog continues to list runtime and platform maintenance; October 15 blog coverage discusses runtime configuration for the Front-End Web Cloud Native Buildpack.

## Links

- Website: https://www.heroku.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heroku
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/heroku
- GitHub: https://github.com/heroku
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SalesforceDevelopers
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heroku/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heroku

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