Heroku vs pkgsrc
A side-by-side look at Heroku and pkgsrc. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Heroku
Online Services
Heroku is a cloud platform as a service (PaaS) that simplifies application deployment, management, and scaling. Acquired by Salesforce, Heroku allows developers to focus on writing code by providing an easy-to-use platform for building, deploying, and scaling applications without the need for complex infrastructure management.
paascloud-computingapplication-deployment
pkgsrc
Development
pkgsrc is a portable packaging system for Unix-like operating systems. It provides over 12,000 software packages, is used on various platforms, and focuses on providing software that is up to date and consistent across systems.
packagingportableunix