What was it?
Bidirectional sync between Salesforce and Heroku Postgres. The bridge for Salesforce customers building custom apps on Heroku.
What happened?
Salesforce eliminated lower-tier Heroku Connect plans, restricting it to enterprise customers only. Demo and small-volume plans removed.
Migration Guide
Salesforce Data Cloud, Fivetran/Airbyte for Salesforce → Postgres ETL, or build custom sync via Salesforce Bulk API.
Timeline & context
Heroku Connect (Limited Plans) free tier killed in November 2024, 2 years ago. It sat in the databases category, where Soft.xyz tracks 7 discontinued products in total. If you are still running it in production, the migration path above is the shortest route off it.
FAQ
Why did Heroku Connect (Limited Plans) shut down?
Salesforce eliminated lower-tier Heroku Connect plans, restricting it to enterprise customers only. Demo and small-volume plans removed.
What should I migrate Heroku Connect (Limited Plans) to?
No drop-in replacement is tracked yet — check the databases category for current options.
Is there a free alternative to Heroku Connect (Limited Plans)?
Not among the tracked alternatives.