Founded in 2007, Heroku is a pioneering platform as a service (PaaS) company that enables developers to build, deploy, and manage applications entirely in the cloud. Acquired by Salesforce, Heroku's core mission is to simplify the development process, allowing companies from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises to innovate quickly and scale efficiently. The platform offers a suite of fully managed data services and tools that handle infrastructure concerns such as patching, upgrading, and security, enabling developers to focus on building their applications.
Heroku has attracted notable investors and affiliations through its acquisition by Salesforce. The company has achieved significant milestones, including operating the world’s largest PaaS with millions of container deployments and billions of routing requests daily. Heroku's impact is evident in its widespread adoption by developers and enterprises seeking a reliable and scalable cloud platform for modern application development.
