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Heroku vs Ruby on Rails

A side-by-side look at Heroku and Ruby on Rails. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Heroku

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.

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Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails

Development

Ruby on Rails is an open-source web application framework written in the Ruby programming language. It follows an MVC architecture and aims to optimize programmer happiness and productivity. Rails emphasizes conventions over configuration and favors rapid prototyping.

rubymvcweb-development

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