AppHarbor alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to AppHarbor in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what AppHarbor actually does — not just by category.
How this list was built: every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with AppHarbor. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with AppHarbor's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to AppHarbor?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| GoScale | Dynamical Scaling Virtual Machines as a Service | Summer 2012 | 2 | Inactive |
| Convox | Open-source tools for deploying, managing, and monitoring cloud… | Summer 2015 | 3 | Acquired |
| primitive | communication for agents | Spring 2026 | 4 | Active |
| Dialogus | voice AI agents that learn how your company actually works | Summer 2026 | 3 | Active |
| Parallel Universe | Helping developers scale their applications with ease. | Summer 2012 | 2 | Inactive |
| Proxino | Javascript proxy. | Summer 2011 | — | Inactive |
| PhoneSys | The Phone System for Sales Teams. | Summer 2011 | 4 | Inactive |
| Interstate | Create & Share Product Roadmaps | Summer 2011 | 2 | Inactive |
| Ninite | Simple third-party app patching and deployment for Windows. | Winter 2008 | 2 | Active |
| SolidStage | Sysadmin as a service. We make deploying, configuring, monitoring,… | Winter 2012 | — | Inactive |
Is AppHarbor still active?
AppHarbor is no longer listed as active, so anyone still relying on it should plan a migration to one of the alternatives above.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with AppHarbor. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with AppHarbor's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.