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stack --tool heroku · #66 of 80
Indie makers who build with Heroku (2026)
2 indie makers on IndieMakerList list Heroku in their stack — 1% of makers who share one — including Andrey Azimov and Justin Duke. A platform-as-a-service for deploying and running apps without managing servers. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with Heroku.
2
makers
10
products
$15K/mo
combined revenue*
2
exits
Official site: heroku.com
Top indie makers using Heroku
2 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Founder of Buttondown, the bootstrapped newsletter platform he started at Stripe
Buttondown, Spoonbill~$15K MRR
Products built by Heroku makers
A selection of the 10 products shipped by these makers.
No-code website builder powered by Google Sheets.
$10K+/mo at peakby Andrey Azimov
SearchConsole.ai
searchconsole.ai
Read-only MCP server that connects Google Search Console data to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI agents for SEO audits.
by Andrey Azimov
Buttondown
buttondown.com
Simple, developer-friendly email newsletter platform for writers and publishers.
~$15K MRRby Justin Duke
Service that tracked changes people made to their social media profiles and bios.
by Justin Duke
Revenue of indie makers using Heroku
Combined self-reported revenue: about $15K/mo across 1 maker. *Figures come from the makers' own posts and interviews, at different dates, and cover their whole business — not just Heroku projects.
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Justin DukeFounder of Buttondown, the bootstrapped newsletter platform he started at Stripe
~$15K MRRas of 2022-12
Tools commonly used with Heroku
How many Heroku makers also list each tool.
What Heroku makers build
Where Heroku makers are based
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Heroku indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with Heroku?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list Heroku in their stack include Andrey Azimov and Justin Duke.
How popular is Heroku with indie makers?
2 makers — 1% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use Heroku, ranking it #66 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with Heroku?
The tools most often listed alongside Heroku are PHP (1 maker), Stripe (1 maker), Ruby on Rails (1 maker) and Python (1 maker).
How much do indie makers using Heroku earn?
1 maker using Heroku have shared revenue figures, adding up to roughly $15K per month combined. The highest is Justin Duke (~$15K MRR). Figures are self-reported and from different dates.
What do indie makers build with Heroku?
Makers using Heroku mostly work in AI Builders (1), Creators & Writers (1) and Digital Nomads (1), and have shipped 10 listed products between them.
What is Heroku?
A platform-as-a-service for deploying and running apps without managing servers. Official site: https://www.heroku.com
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