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24 alternatives to heroku.json, our Sunday hack project

Setting up Heroku apps made easy. Contribute to rainforestapp/heroku.json development by creating an account on GitHub.

heroku.json is a developer tool that simplifies the setup process for Heroku applications. Originally a Sunday hack project launched in 2013, it streamlines Heroku app configuration through an automated setup approach.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. heroku.json, our Sunday hack project launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Make an app by adding JSON to this app▲648

   📡 Native App over HTTP, on iOS. Contribute to Jasonette/JASONETTE-iOS development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Porter▲415

   Heroku that runs in your own cloud

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   APIs With GitHub▲276

   Create simple JSON APIs with GitHub Repository

   2019 · apiwithgithub.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Heroku▲115

   Cloud application platform

   2014 · heroku.com · its alternatives →

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   Online JSON Browser, Editor▲20

   JSON Hero makes reading and understand JSON files easy by giving you a clean and beautiful UI packed with extra features.

   2022 · jsonhero.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Json2graphql – From a JSON file to Postgres-backed realtime GraphQL▲120

   Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. - graphql-engine/community/tools/json2graphql at master · hasura/graphql-engine

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   JSON Hero Chrome extension▲109

   A beautiful JSON explorer packed with features

   2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Catj – A new way to display JSON files▲388

   Displays JSON files in a flat format. Contribute to soheilpro/catj development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Jason – A new JSON Library for Go▲106

   Easy-to-use JSON Library for Go. Contribute to antonholmquist/jason development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JSON5 — modern JSON▲64

    JSON5 — JSON for Humans. Contribute to json5/json5 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11HO
    Haskell on Heroku – Buildpack for deploying Haskell apps▲148

    2015 · haskellonheroku.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Heroku CI▲208

    Continuous Integration from Heroku

    2017 · devcenter.heroku.com · its alternatives →

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    My first open-source project release – RandomJson▲56

    Provides a Kotlin/Java library to create a random json string - mangatmodi/RandomJson

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14GJ
    Generate JSON mock data for testing/initial app development▲103

    Easily create complex JSON data structures using intuitive templates.

    2023 · jsongenerator.io · its alternatives →

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    Easy Webserver for Node.js, Python, PHP, with Free SSL▲123

    Scalable PaaS (automated Docker+nginx) - aka Heroku on Steroids - caprover/README.md at master · caprover/caprover

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JSON-based standard for job posts▲30

    JSON-based standard for job posts. Contribute to lukasz-madon/json-job development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Jsonviewer▲9

    JSONNinja – A Next‑Gen JSON Viewer for Developers

    2025 · v2.jsonninja.tools · its alternatives →

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    Generate JSON▲77

    AI-generated dummy JSON - deploy in seconds

    2023 · jsonviewer.stack.hu · its alternatives →

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    Heroku Button▲120

    One-click deploy to Heroku from git repos

    2014 · heroku.com · its alternatives →

20. 20AO
    A open source Heroku-like PaaS that runs on your server▲32

    2020 · repobus.com · its alternatives →

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    JSON-Splora, a gui for editing, visualizing, and manipulating JSON data▲54

    GUI app for editing, visualizing, and manipulating JSON data - wellsjo/JSON-Splora

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22HA
    Heroku Add-On to Integrate APIs Faster▲18

    Bringing together Add-ons, Buttons, Buildpacks, and MCP Servers.

    2017 · elements.heroku.com · its alternatives →

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    GitHub JSON Editor▲6

    Online tool for editing JSON files in your Repo

    2019 · linb.github.io · its alternatives →

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    JSON toolkit for quick data pipelines▲5

    JSON Toolkit. Contribute to sisyphean-labs/json-toolkit development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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