Stacktape – Full power of AWS with Heroku-like experience
Hello, Stacktape CEO here. As a full-stack developer, I was looking for an easy way to deploy and host my applications for years. I could go with Kubernetes and Terraform. But the complexity of running this in production can be overwhelming even for a team of dedicated DevOps specialists. Or I could go with Heroku. But I’m not willing to pay 5-10 times more for my infrastructure just because my app was easier to deploy. I could also choose Serverless framework. But If my use case requires more than Lambda functions, I need to read through 100s of pages of AWS documentation figuring out how…
Stacktape – Full power of AWS with Heroku-like experience launched on April 13, 2022 with 115 votes, #265 of 2,974 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
In plain words
Stacktape is a cloud framework that simplifies deploying applications on AWS infrastructure without requiring DevOps expertise. It targets full-stack developers who want the power and cost-efficiency of AWS without the complexity of managing Kubernetes, Terraform, or extensive AWS configuration. The platform abstracts away infrastructure management while maintaining access to AWS capabilities, positioning itself as a middle ground between simple platforms like Heroku and complex self-managed solutions.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Still your AWS, but 97% easier
Stacktape is a PaaS 2.0 that deploys to your own AWS account From scratch to production-grade AWS infra in a day. No DevOps knowledge required Up to 8x more expensive. Surprise bills are very common. Egress bills get horrible at scale. Advanced features, such as private networking, are available only on expensive tiers. You're always 1 unsupported use-case away from having to migrate your infrastructure to AWS anyway. You spend 100s or 1000s of hours configuring IaC, deployment scripts and CI/CD pipelines. Developer productivity suffers as they can't make changes by themselves. Maintaining, fixing and upgrading your custom setup is a full time job. And you might not get it right.…from stacktape.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hello, Stacktape CEO here. As a full-stack developer, I was looking for an easy way to deploy and host my applications for years. I could go with Kubernetes and Terraform. But the complexity of running this in production can be overwhelming even for a team of dedicated DevOps specialists. Or I could go with Heroku.…
Does a similar job
all alternatives →
Serverless Cloud2022 · serverless.com · ▲283Build full stack apps better and faster than everyone else
More dev tools this month
the category →
Contribute to oosexgang/hackios-xnu-kernel development by creating an account on GitHub.
Dev tools · 1d ago · github.com
open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.
Dev tools · 29d ago · github.com
Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.
Dev tools · 27d ago · github.com
OpenBot▲362Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer
Dev tools · 24d ago · openbot.run
Talanoa▲346Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…
Dev tools · 22d ago · talanoa.email
Source: Show HN post ↗ · launch text quoted in part
Launched alongside, April 2022
the whole month →
Hi HN community, I’m Zach, founder and CEO of Warp, and am excited to show you Warp, a fast Rust-based terminal that’s easy to use and built for teams. As of today, Warp is in public beta and any Mac user can download it. It works with bash, zsh, and fish. The terminal’s teletype-like interface has made it hard for the CLI to thrive. After 20 years of programming, I still find it hard to copy a command’s output; I always forget how to use `tar`; and I always have to relearn how to move my cursor. To fix fundamental accessibility issues, I believe we need to start innovating on the terminal,…
AI · 2022 · warp.dev
Slow Social is a online social network built for growing and sustaining friendships.
Life & fun · 2022 · slowsocial.us
Implement scanyourpdf.com in JavaScript. No backend servers needed.
Life & fun · 2022 · lookscanned.io
