Heroku is a cloud Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) supporting several programming languages that is used as a web application deployment model. Developed by Salesforce
License: Freemium
Heroku offers a user-friendly platform with a strong ecosystem for quick deployments, making it suitable for startups and small projects. In contrast, Nanobox provides a more customizable development environment, which is beneficial for teams looking to replicate production environments locally and manage complex applications.