Software Graveyard

A memorial for 187 developer tools that shut down, got acquired and killed, pivoted away from their original product, or eliminated their free tier. Each entry includes the shutdown date, reason, and migration recommendations to active alternatives. Sorted by most recent deaths first.

187

Dead tools

105

Shut down

15

Acqui-killed

Shut DownAcquired & KilledAbandonedPivotedFree Tier Killed

CodeSandbox iOS AppAbandoned

Full development environment on iPad. Edit, preview, and deploy web projects from an iPad.

Prisma Data PlatformShut Down

Managed Prisma proxy with connection pooling, query caching, and a web dashboard.

StackBlitz CodeFlowPivoted

Full-featured IDE running Node.js in the browser via WebContainers. Promised to replace local dev.

ngrok Free Static DomainsFree Tier Killed

Free static subdomains on ngrok for exposing local services to the internet.

Render Free PostgreSQLFree Tier Killed

Free managed Postgres databases on Render. Auto-deleted after 90 days.

Fauna (Classic)Shut Down

Globally distributed serverless database with native GraphQL. FQL query language.

Expo SnackAbandoned

Browser-based React Native playground. Share and run RN code instantly without local setup.

HashiCorp VagrantAbandoned

Development environment provisioning via Vagrantfile. VirtualBox/VMware VM management for dev parity.

Netlify GraphShut Down

GraphQL API layer that auto-connected to third-party services. One query to access Stripe, GitHub, Spotify.

The video calling pioneer. Free PC-to-PC voice/video calls, SkypeOut to landlines. Microsoft acquired for $8.5B in 2011.

Fauna (FaunaDB)Shut Down

Globally distributed serverless database. Multi-model with GraphQL native support. Calvin-based consistency.

Visual Studio App CenterShut Down

Microsoft's mobile DevOps suite: build, test, distribute, crash analytics, push notifications. The HockeyApp successor.

Visual Studio App CenterShut Down

Microsoft's mobile DevOps platform. Build, test, distribute, and monitor iOS/Android apps. Successor to HockeyApp and Xamarin Test Cloud.

Fauna (FaunaDB)Shut Down

Serverless document database with native GraphQL. Calvin protocol for global consistency.

Lucia AuthAbandoned

Lightweight, framework-agnostic auth library for TypeScript. Session-based, database-first, no vendor lock-in.

Prisma Accelerate Free TierFree Tier Killed

Global database cache and connection pooler. Free tier with 10k cached queries/month.

Create React App (CRA)Abandoned

The official React project bootstrapper. Zero-config webpack setup that launched a million React apps.

Google Cloud Functions Gen 1Shut Down

Original serverless functions runtime on GCP. Node, Python, Go, Java. Single-instance concurrency, limited networking.

Firebase Realtime DatabaseAbandoned

Original Firebase product. JSON tree database with real-time sync and offline support.

StackBlitz Codeflow IDEPivoted

Full VS Code running in the browser via WebContainers. One-click GitHub repo editing in-browser.

Google JamboardShut Down

Google's collaborative whiteboard. Hardware (the 55" board) and Workspace app. The Miro/FigJam competitor that never was.

Google HangoutsShut Down

Google's unified messaging and video chat. Integrated into Gmail, replaced Google Talk.

Heroku Connect (Limited Plans)Free Tier Killed

Bidirectional sync between Salesforce and Heroku Postgres. The bridge for Salesforce customers building custom apps on Heroku.

Vercel Edge Config Free TierFree Tier Killed

Ultra-low latency key-value store at the edge. Read configs in < 1ms globally.

Firebase Spark Legacy QuotasFree Tier Killed

Firebase's generous free Spark plan. Unlimited authentication, generous Firestore reads/writes, no credit card required.

Deta SpaceShut Down

Personal cloud computer. Host apps for yourself, install community 'Space Apps', persistent storage. The personal PaaS dream.

Gitpod CloudPivoted

Cloud development environments. VS Code in the browser with full Linux workspaces per branch.

Heroku Postgres Hobby BasicShut Down

Heroku's $9/mo entry-tier managed Postgres. 10M rows, automatic backups, the smallest paid tier.

Bonsai (Elasticsearch Hosting)Shut Down

Managed Elasticsearch/OpenSearch hosting. Heroku add-on era staple for search.

MongoDB Realm / Atlas Device SyncShut Down

Mobile-first database with real-time sync. Offline-first data layer for iOS, Android, and React Native.

Stripe Sigma (Legacy Schema)Free Tier Killed

SQL access to your Stripe data. Run queries directly in the dashboard, schedule reports.

HashiCorp Vagrant (Effective Decline)Abandoned

Reproducible dev environments via VMs. The de-facto local dev VM tool of the 2010s.

Bonsai ElasticsearchShut Down

Managed Elasticsearch hosting. Simple, affordable clusters for small-to-mid projects.

AWS CodeCommitAbandoned

AWS-hosted Git repositories. Tightly integrated with IAM and CodePipeline.

Stack Overflow for Teams (Free)Free Tier Killed

Private Q&A for small teams. Free tier for up to 50 teammates with Stack Overflow's Q&A engine.

Render Free Cron JobsFree Tier Killed

Free scheduled tasks on Render. Run periodic jobs without a dedicated server.

Gitpod (Cloud)Pivoted

Cloud dev environments. Open VS Code in browser, pre-configured per repo.

The original mass-market IM. 'Uh-oh!' sound, 6-9 digit numbers as IDs. Peak of 100M+ users in early 2000s. The original.

Ionic Appflow (Free)Free Tier Killed

Cloud build and deploy service for Ionic/Capacitor hybrid mobile apps.

Netlify Functions (Legacy Runtime)Pivoted

AWS Lambda-based serverless functions on Netlify. Original serverless solution for Jamstack sites.

Keen IOShut Down

Event analytics API. Stream events, run queries, build dashboards via API. Analytics as a service.

Heroku GitHub IntegrationShut Down

Auto-deploy from GitHub pushes. Review apps for PRs. The original GitOps for small teams.

PlanetScale Hobby PlanFree Tier Killed

Generous free tier for PlanetScale serverless MySQL — 1 production + 2 dev branches, 5GB storage, unlimited connections.

PlanetScale Free TierFree Tier Killed

Serverless MySQL with branching and deploy requests. The Vercel of databases.

PlanetScale Free TierFree Tier Killed

Serverless MySQL with branching. The free tier included 5GB storage, 1B row reads, 10M row writes per month.

Google PodcastsShut Down

Google's standalone podcast app. Cross-device sync, smart subscribe. Came after Google Listen and before YouTube Music podcasts.

StackBlitz WebContainers (Free Tier Limits)Free Tier Killed

Browser-based Node.js runtime via WebContainers API. Run npm install and dev servers entirely client-side, no cloud VM.

Mint (Intuit)Shut Down

Free personal finance aggregator. Bank sync, budgets, credit score. 20+ million users at peak.

Code Climate QualityFree Tier Killed

Automated code review for maintainability, test coverage, and complexity.

Cloudflare KV Free Tier (Original)Free Tier Killed

Generous free tier for Cloudflare Workers KV storage. 100k reads/day, 1k writes/day.

Prisma Data Platform (Free Data Proxy)Pivoted

Free managed Data Proxy for Prisma — pool database connections from serverless functions without hitting connection limits.

Standard Library (stdlib)Shut Down

Serverless API platform. Build and deploy microservices from the terminal. API-as-a-service.

DigitalOcean App Platform Starter (Free)Free Tier Killed

Free tier for DigitalOcean App Platform — 3 static sites and 1 service free. Simplified Heroku-style PaaS with first-party DO integration.

CodeSandbox ProjectsPivoted

Full IDE in the browser with GitHub integration, Docker support, and collaborative editing.

ApiaryAcquired & Killed

API design and documentation platform. API Blueprint format, mock servers, testing.

Expo Classic Build ServiceShut Down

Original Expo build infrastructure. expo build:ios and expo build:android for React Native apps.

Expo Classic BuildsFree Tier Killed

Free cloud builds for React Native via expo build. The original mobile CI/CD for JS developers.

Replit Always-On / Deployments FreeFree Tier Killed

Free always-on Repls — run servers 24/7 at no cost. The go-to for students and hobbyists hosting bots and small servers.

Apache CordovaAbandoned

Cross-platform mobile framework wrapping web apps in a native WebView. The foundation of PhoneGap and Ionic 1-4.

Replit Free DeploymentsFree Tier Killed

Free always-on hosting for Replit projects. Run any language with a public URL.

CircleCI Free Tier (6000 build mins)Free Tier Killed

Generous free CI/CD minutes. 6000 build minutes/month on the free plan.

Amazon DriveShut Down

Amazon's cloud file storage service. 5GB free, unlimited photo storage for Prime members.

Microsoft CortanaShut Down

Microsoft's AI assistant. Integrated into Windows, Office, and Xbox. The Siri competitor that wasn't.

Timber.ioShut Down

Developer-friendly logging platform. Beautiful structured log viewer with context-aware search.

Gatsby CloudShut Down

Hosting and CI/CD platform purpose-built for Gatsby sites. Incremental builds, CMS previews, edge CDN.

Discord Server Boost (Original Tier Structure)Pivoted

Boost a Discord server with Nitro to unlock perks: better audio, custom emoji slots, vanity URL, animated icons.

Render Free Plan Persistent DiskFree Tier Killed

Free tier disk storage for Render web services and databases. Used by thousands of side projects for simple file persistence.

Google OptimizeShut Down

Free A/B testing and personalization tool from Google. Integrated with Google Analytics.

Netlify Large MediaShut Down

Git LFS-backed large file management for Netlify sites. Store images and media in Git, transform on-the-fly via URL parameters.

Google DomainsShut Down

Simple, no-upsell domain registrar from Google. Clean UI, fair pricing, Whois privacy included.

Standard Library (stdlib)Shut Down

Serverless API platform. Build and deploy APIs in seconds with automatic documentation.

Gatsby CloudShut Down

Dedicated hosting and incremental builds for Gatsby sites. Tight CMS preview integration.

Google Cloud IoT CoreShut Down

Managed service for connecting, managing, and ingesting IoT device data at scale.

Google IoT CoreShut Down

Managed service to connect, manage, and ingest data from IoT devices at scale.

TweetDeck (Free)Free Tier Killed

Power-user Twitter client. Multi-column layout, advanced search, scheduled tweets. Acquired by Twitter in 2011.

HashiCorp Vault Community Edition (free name)Pivoted

The open-source version of HashiCorp Vault for secrets management, rebranded and relicensed from open-source to BSL.

Google DuoShut Down

Google's simple video calling app. Knock Knock preview, end-to-end encryption. Google's answer to FaceTime.

Pusher Channels Sandbox PlanFree Tier Killed

Free tier for Pusher Channels — 100 concurrent connections, 200k messages/day. The default WebSocket solution for side projects.

Google CurrentsShut Down

Google's enterprise social network. Successor to Google+ for Workspace customers. Internal company news and discussions.

Plotly Chart Studio (Public Free)Free Tier Killed

Free hosted plotting platform. Public chart hosting, sharing, embedding. Companion to the open-source Plotly library.

Ello.coShut Down

Ad-free social network. Launched 2014 as 'the anti-Facebook'. Pivoted to artist/creative community. The hyped Facebook killer that wasn't.

Keen.ioShut Down

Event analytics API. Collect, analyze, and visualize event data via simple API calls.

Docker Free TeamsFree Tier Killed

Free organization accounts on Docker Hub. Unlimited public repos, shared team management.

Docker Free TeamsFree Tier Killed

Free team plan for Docker Hub. Collaborate on images and repos with your team at no cost.

Create React AppAbandoned

Official React project scaffolding. Zero-config webpack setup that bootstrapped millions of projects.

Netlify GraphShut Down

Unified GraphQL API for third-party services. Connect Stripe, GitHub, Spotify via one GraphQL endpoint.

Twitter API Free Tier (v1.1)Free Tier Killed

Free read/write access to Twitter data. Powered countless bots, research tools, and integrations for over a decade.

Google StadiaShut Down

Google's cloud gaming platform. Stream AAA games at 4K with no hardware. The future that wasn't.

Lumen (Facebook)Abandoned

Facebook's experimental rendering engine for React Native. Aimed to replace Yoga layout engine.

Adobe XDAbandoned

Adobe's UI/UX design tool. Vector design, prototyping, design systems. Adobe's Figma competitor.

OneSignal Free Push Tier (Pre-2023)Free Tier Killed

Unlimited push notifications on free plan — web push, iOS, Android with no subscriber or send limits. The default free push service.

GitHub's hackable text editor. Electron pioneer. The editor that inspired VS Code.

Atom EditorShut Down

GitHub's hackable text editor. Built on Electron, massive plugin ecosystem, tree-sitter parsing.

GitHub's hackable text editor. Built on Electron, defined the modern extensible editor. Predecessor to VS Code.

Heroku Free TierFree Tier Killed

Free dynos, free Postgres, free Redis — the default hosting for side projects for a decade.

Heroku Free Add-ons (Papertrail, Scheduler, etc.)Free Tier Killed

Ecosystem of free Heroku add-ons: Papertrail logging, Heroku Scheduler, Sendgrid Starter, Cloudinary Starter. One-click dev infrastructure.

Bonsai Elasticsearch (Heroku Free Add-on)Free Tier Killed

Managed Elasticsearch as a Heroku add-on. Free sandbox tier with 125MB index — the easiest way to add search to a Rails or Node app.

Snapchat PixyShut Down

Snap's pocket-sized flying camera drone. $230, autonomous flying, captures photos and videos for Snapchat.

Chevereto FreeFree Tier Killed

Self-hosted image hosting script. Once-free PHP image gallery used by countless image-sharing sites and screenshot tools.

Internet ExplorerShut Down

Microsoft's web browser. Dominated the web for a decade. The browser developers loved to hate.

PlayStation NowPivoted

Sony's cloud gaming subscription. Stream PS2, PS3, PS4 games. The first major console cloud gaming service.

CodeshipAcquired & Killed

Simple CI/CD platform. Push to deploy with minimal configuration. Acquired by CloudBees.

CNN's standalone streaming service. Launched with original programming and live news. Dead in 30 days.

Instagram IGTV (Standalone App)Shut Down

Instagram's long-form vertical video platform. Standalone app for videos up to 60 minutes. Launched in 2018 to take on YouTube.

BlackBerry OSShut Down

The original smartphone OS. Physical keyboard, BBM, BES enterprise email. The C-suite phone.

Microsoft SilverlightShut Down

Microsoft's Flash competitor. Rich internet applications, Netflix streaming, enterprise line-of-business apps.

Travis CI (OSS Free)Free Tier Killed

The original free CI for open source. Every GitHub repo had .travis.yml in the 2010s.

Yahoo AnswersShut Down

Community Q&A platform. 16 years of crowdsourced knowledge (and memes). The original Stack Overflow.

Bintray / JCenterShut Down

JFrog's package distribution service. Default Maven repository for Android projects.

PeriscopeShut Down

Live video streaming app by Twitter. Stream from your phone to followers in real-time.

Loon (Alphabet)Shut Down

Internet-beaming stratospheric balloons. Alphabet X moonshot to provide connectivity to remote areas.

Google Cloud PrintShut Down

Print from any device via the cloud. Connected legacy printers to Chrome and Android.

Adobe Flash PlayerShut Down

The plugin that powered the interactive web. Games, animations, video players, entire websites built in Flash.

Google Play MusicShut Down

Google's music streaming and locker service. Upload 50k songs free. Curated playlists and radio.

Short-form mobile streaming platform. $1.75B raised. 10-minute episodes. The biggest streaming flop in history.

Jolla / Sailfish OS (Consumer Decline)Abandoned

Linux-based mobile OS, MeeGo successor. Jolla phone hardware (2013), Tablet (2015 — Indiegogo failed). Independent mobile OS hope.

IFTTT Free Tier (Unlimited Applets)Free Tier Killed

Free unlimited applets connecting hundreds of services. The original no-code automation platform.

PhoneGap / Adobe PhoneGap BuildShut Down

The original hybrid mobile framework. Wrap HTML/CSS/JS in a native container. Powered by Apache Cordova.

Firefox SendShut Down

Encrypted file sharing service from Mozilla. Simple, private, auto-expiring links.

Google Hangouts on AirShut Down

Live broadcasting via Hangouts to YouTube. Free webinar tool for creators and educators.

Amazon Echo LookShut Down

Amazon's fashion camera assistant. AI style suggestions, outfit comparisons, body photos for fashion advice.

Microsoft's live streaming platform. FTL low-latency tech, interactive features. The Twitch killer that wasn't.

Bitbucket Mercurial SupportShut Down

Mercurial repository hosting on Bitbucket. The alternative to Git that nearly won.

CoreOS Container LinuxAcquired & Killed

Minimal Linux distro built for containers. Auto-updates, etcd, fleet orchestration.

WunderlistAcquired & Killed

Beloved task management app. Clean design, natural language input, cross-platform sync.

WunderlistAcquired & Killed

Beloved to-do app with clean design. Acquired by Microsoft, killed in favor of Microsoft To Do.

ZEIT NowPivoted

Serverless deployment platform. The predecessor to Vercel. 'now' CLI for instant deploys.

HQ TriviaShut Down

Live mobile trivia game show. Win real money. 2M+ concurrent players at peak. The app that made live mobile gaming mainstream.

mLabAcquired & Killed

Managed MongoDB hosting. The easiest way to get a free MongoDB in the cloud.

Graphcool / Prisma CloudPivoted

GraphQL BaaS. Auto-generated GraphQL APIs from your schema. Evolved into Prisma.

Windows PhoneShut Down

Microsoft's mobile OS. Live Tiles, Metro UI, deep Office integration. The third ecosystem that never was.

Cloud9 IDE (Original)Acquired & Killed

Browser-based IDE with integrated terminal. The original cloud development environment.

HockeyAppAcquired & Killed

Mobile app distribution, crash reporting, and feedback. The go-to for beta testing before TestFlight matured.

RawGitShut Down

Served raw GitHub files via CDN. Used everywhere for loading JS/CSS from GitHub repos.

RawGitShut Down

Serve raw GitHub files with correct content-type headers. Free CDN for GitHub-hosted assets.

Pivotal tc Server / Spring RooAbandoned

Rapid application development tools for Spring. Code generation and convention-over-configuration for Java.

Google+Shut Down

Google's social network. Had Circles, Communities, and deep Google integration.

Inbox by GmailShut Down

Google's experimental email client. Smart bundles, snooze, highlights. The email reimagined.

Google AlloShut Down

Google's smart messaging app. Google Assistant built in, smart replies, incognito mode.

TumblrAcquired & Killed

Microblogging platform. Fandom hub, art community, social activism. Yahoo bought it for $1.1B, Automattic got it for $3M.

HipChatShut Down

Atlassian's team chat app. Persistent rooms, file sharing, integrations. Enterprise Slack before Slack.

RealPlayerAbandoned

The original streaming media player. Buffering... RealAudio, RealVideo. Pioneered internet media streaming.

GraphcoolPivoted

GraphQL BaaS. Auto-generated GraphQL API from schema definition.

Intimate social network limited to 150 friends. Beautiful design, private sharing. The anti-Facebook.

Yahoo MessengerShut Down

One of the original IM clients. Status messages, file sharing, voice chat. Peak 2000s internet culture.

Social media influence score (0-100). Tracked your reach across Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn. The original 'social score'.

Groove Music (Xbox Music)Shut Down

Microsoft's music streaming service. Zune's successor. Integrated with OneDrive music locker.

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)Shut Down

The IM client that defined late-90s/2000s chat. Buddy lists, away messages, door slam sound. AIM bots and chatrooms.

Frontend package manager. The original way to install jQuery, Bootstrap, and Angular 1.x.

StormpathAcquired & Killed

Developer-first identity management API. Auth as a service before it was cool.

StormpathAcquired & Killed

User management and authentication API. REST-based identity service for developers.

Stack Overflow DocumentationShut Down

Stack Overflow's collaborative documentation platform. Crowdsourced examples and tutorials alongside Q&A.

Codecademy Free CertificatesFree Tier Killed

Free completion certificates for Codecademy courses. Used widely on LinkedIn before bootcamp credentialing matured.

Google Talk (GChat)Shut Down

Google's original XMPP-based instant messenger. Integrated into Gmail. Federated with other Jabber/XMPP servers.

Delicious (del.icio.us)Abandoned

Social bookmarking pioneer. Tag and share bookmarks. The original folksonomy. Influenced how we organize the web.

Yik YakShut Down

Anonymous local social network for college campuses. Location-based feeds. Valued at $400M, shut down, then revived.

Facebook's BaaS — push notifications, data storage, cloud code. The original Firebase competitor.

Fabric (Twitter)Acquired & Killed

Twitter's mobile development platform. Crashlytics, Answers analytics, Digits auth, MoPub ads — all in one SDK.

6-second looping video platform. Launched a generation of creators. The predecessor to TikTok.

Sunrise CalendarAcquired & Killed

Beautiful cross-platform calendar app. Integrated with everything. Acquired by Microsoft.

PicasaShut Down

Google's photo management desktop app and web albums. Face recognition, easy editing, free storage.

SongzaAcquired & Killed

Music streaming with curated playlists based on activity and mood. Acquired by Google.

Google CodeShut Down

Google's project hosting service. SVN and Mercurial repos, issue tracker, wiki. GitHub before GitHub.

Microsoft's iPod competitor. Hardware player + Zune Marketplace + Zune Pass subscription. Brown was a bold choice.

Yahoo PipesShut Down

Visual programming tool for data mashups. Drag and drop to combine RSS feeds, APIs, and web data.

Quirky.comShut Down

Crowdsourced invention platform. Submit ideas, community votes, Quirky manufactures and sells. Pivoo, Pivot Power, Wink Hub.

Amazon Fire PhoneShut Down

Amazon's smartphone. Dynamic Perspective 3D, Firefly visual search, Fire OS. The $170M write-off.

Windows Media CenterShut Down

Microsoft's living room PC experience. DVR, live TV, music, photos — the 10-foot UI for home theater PCs.

FriendsterShut Down

The OG social network before MySpace and Facebook. Had 115 million users before technical problems killed it.

SecretShut Down

Anonymous social sharing app. Post secrets to friends without attribution. Raised $35M, returned money to investors.

FriendFeedShut Down

Real-time social feed aggregator. Pull updates from Twitter, Flickr, Delicious, blogs into one feed. Inspired Facebook's News Feed.

OnLiveShut Down

The first major cloud gaming service. Stream games from the cloud years before Stadia. Way ahead of its time.

Google Glass (Consumer)Shut Down

Smart glasses with a heads-up display. OK Glass. The wearable that was too early and too creepy.

Yahoo DirectoryShut Down

The original web directory. Human-curated links organized by category. How people found websites before Google Search.

MSN Messenger (Windows Live Messenger)Shut Down

Microsoft's IM client. Nudges, custom emoticons, status messages. A generation's primary communication tool.

Google's first social network. Massive in Brazil and India. Communities, scraps, testimonials.

Windows Live Mesh / SkyDrivePivoted

Microsoft's file sync and remote desktop service. Rebranded multiple times before becoming OneDrive.

WibiyaShut Down

Web toolbar widget platform. Add Facebook, Twitter, chat, translation bars to any website. Acquired by Conduit in 2011.

iGoogleShut Down

Google's customizable homepage. Widgets, RSS feeds, weather, news — all on your start page. Peak Web 2.0 personalization.

Google ReaderShut Down

The RSS reader that defined RSS. Clean interface, social sharing, the heartbeat of the blogosphere.

Social network huge in UK and Ireland. AOL bought it for $850M, sold it for $1M. The worst tech deal of its era.

PosterousShut Down

Email-to-blog platform. Send an email, post goes live. Auto-imported attachments. The simplest blogging tool ever made.

Google NotebookShut Down

Web clipping and note-taking tool from Google. Clip text, images, links while browsing.

Google WaveShut Down

Real-time collaborative communication platform. Email meets wiki meets chat. Too ambitious for its time.

GowallaAcquired & Killed

Location-based social check-in app. Beautiful illustrated stamps for places. Foursquare's main rival. Acquired by Facebook in 2011.

Google BuzzShut Down

Google's social layer in Gmail. Auto-followed your email contacts. Massive privacy backlash at launch.

Microsoft EncartaShut Down

Microsoft's multimedia digital encyclopedia. CD-ROM and DVD editions, MindMaze game, 3D virtual tours. The Wikipedia before Wikipedia.