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Heroku's tech stack

What does Heroku use?

Heroku (heroku.com) uses at least 23 tools we can see from public records, including Amazon Web Services for hosting, Google Workspace for email and documents, Salesforce for sales and Google Tag Manager for analytics. Last checked .

“Enabling developers to build and run applications in the cloud.”

Industry
Platform As a Service
Size
201–1,000 employees
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Founded
2007
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Tools found
23
Categories
14
Layers
5 of 5
Last checked
Oct 2026

Heroku's stack, layer by layer

Each tool links to the other companies we've found using it. The label says what kind of public trace gave it away.

Edge & Hosting

5 tools, where the bytes are served from

Hosting & Cloud

CDN & Edge

DNS

Application

5 tools, what the product is built with

Frontend

AI

Payments & Billing

Media & UI

Data & Observability

1 tool, what they measure and store

Analytics

Go-to-market

5 tools, how they find and keep customers

Website & CMS

Marketing

Sales & CRM

Company Ops

7 tools, what the team runs on day to day

Email Delivery

Workspace

Security & Compliance

Companies like Heroku also use

Tools common among companies with a similar stack that we haven't found at Heroku.

Companies with a stack like Heroku's

Ranked by shared tools, with rare tools counting more.

Heroku tech stack FAQ

What tools does Heroku use?

We've found 23 tools at Heroku (heroku.com). Edge & Hosting: Amazon CloudFront, Amazon Web Services and NS1. Application: jQuery, Vimeo and Font Awesome. Data & Observability: Google Tag Manager. Go-to-market: WordPress, Yoast SEO and Salesforce. Company Ops: Google Workspace, SendGrid and reCAPTCHA. Last checked October 2, 2026.

What cloud does Heroku run on?

Heroku uses Amazon Web Services, Heroku and WordPress VIP for hosting. We found Amazon Web Services through custom domain.

What CRM does Heroku use?

Heroku uses Salesforce for sales and CRM. We found Salesforce through email records.

What email provider does Heroku use?

Heroku uses Google Workspace for email and documents. We found Google Workspace through email records.

What payment provider does Heroku use?

Heroku uses Stripe for payments. We found Stripe through custom domain.

What analytics tools does Heroku use?

Heroku uses Google Tag Manager for analytics. We found Google Tag Manager through website code.

Does Heroku use Google Workspace?

Yes. We found Google Workspace at Heroku through email records. Google Workspace is used by 126,364 companies we track.

How does runsonwhat know what Heroku uses?

We read public traces only: Heroku's DNS and email records, certificate logs, the code its website loads, and published subprocessor lists. A tool is listed only when a direct record backs it up. DNS is rechecked weekly and the website monthly.

We read public traces only: DNS and email records, certificate logs, website code and published subprocessor lists. A tool is listed when a direct record backs it up, and dropped when a recheck no longer finds it. Is this your company? See how to opt out.