Item: Heroku Platform
Rating: 8
Author: Shobhit Mehra

Overall Satisfaction with Heroku Platform

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used the Heroku Platform in the organisation to deploy the in-house applications as well as client projects.
it helped us expedite the deployment of small applications specially MVPs.
It eliminated the need for managing infrastructure.
Heroku Platform also provides automated backups, access controls etc. that helped us maintaining reliability and scalability.
Overall it s a secure, cost effective solution for a rapid deployment of the applications.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Heroku Platform supports Rapid application deployment
Automated Backups are supported
Seamless integration with tools like Github makes it very convenient.

Cons

Pricing becomes higher at scale
Infrastructure control is limited
Database support is limited and can be worked upon

Return on Investment

Apps launch quicker, saving time and cost.
Easy scaling Helped handling traffic spikes without downtime.
Becomes expensive with more dynos or larger databases
Features are limited compared to other platforms

Usability

Deploying apps, scaling , managing environment is very simple.
Clean interface for logs, metrics and app settings.
Deployment is fast.
Don't need deep knowledege of devops or cloud.
Buildpacks, pipelines, and review apps makes work easier.
Detailed guides help solve common problems fast.

Pricing is higher at scale.
Autoscaling options are limited.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Google Cloud Platform

Much easier to use:
AWS and GCP have many complex services and settings.
Heroku Platform is simple:
No need to manage servers, networks, or configurations.
Faster to Setup:
On Aws/GCP, you need to setup compute instance, load balancers, permissions etc.
Better for small teams:
Heroku Platform lets you deploy without deep knowledge of cloud and devops.

Key Insights

Do you think Heroku Platform delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Heroku Platform's feature set?

Did Heroku Platform live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Heroku Platform go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Heroku Platform again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Atlassian Jira, Microsoft Visual Studio, Axure RP

Likelihood to Recommend

Small teams and MVPs:
If you are looking for a solution for hosting and deployment of the small apps or MVPs, Heroku Platform is one of the best solution

Easy Deployment:
Heroku Platform is one of the best solution for easy and rapid deployment of the application.

Costing:
Heroku Platform may not be right fit for application that requires scalability as it may be bit expensive. Infrastructure

Control:
If you are looking for a good control of the infrastructure, Heroku Platform may not be the right fit as it come with limitations.

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