The Graveyard
They promised forever. They shut down anyway.
664 products that were shut down, sold, merged or replaced. Each entry lists the company, the year and what happened. Your infrastructure shouldn't depend on VC funding.
664
Dead Services
275
Discontinued since 2020
283
Killed by Big Tech
283
Killed by Big Tech
Causes of Death
Killed via Acquisition Bought, integrated, shut down.
11% (70)
Ran Out of Money VC pulled out. Startup dead.
6% (43)
Killed by Big Tech Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Twitter …
43% (283)
275 of 664 dead services died after 2020 ↑ the pace is accelerating
201–250 of 664 dead services
| # | Service | Category | Shut Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | GoodData (free tier) | Analytics | 2021 |
| 202 | Jaspersoft Community | Analytics | 2021 |
| 203 | Kenshoo (brand) | AdTech | 2021 |
| 204 | StackShare Pro | Development | 2021 |
| 205 | Floyd Hub (ML) | AI/ML | 2021 |
| 206 | Clarifai free vision (old) | AI/ML | 2021 |
| 207 | UXPin Merge old | Design | 2021 |
| 208 | Bubble (no payment old free) | Development | 2021 |
| 209 | Quip (standalone brand) | Productivity | 2021 |
| 210 | Miro free boards (old limit) | Collaboration | 2021 |
| 211 | Outreach standalone voice | Sales | 2021 |
| 212 | Quip Slides | Productivity | 2021 |
| 213 | XMind cloud free | Productivity | 2021 |
| 214 | Stormboard free unlimited | Collaboration | 2021 |
| 215 | Loon (balloons) | Infrastructure | 2021 |
| 216 | Parler (original) | Social | 2021 |
| 217 | Periscope standalone | Video | 2021 |
| 218 | Bambuser (B2C) | Video | 2021 |
| 219 | Wunderlist | Tasks | 2020 |
| 220 | Google Cloud Print | Printing | 2020 |
| 221 | Google Play Music | Music | 2020 |
| 222 | Microsoft Mixer | Streaming | 2020 |
| 223 | ICQ | Chat | 2020 |
| 224 | Essential Phone | Hardware | 2020 |
| 225 | Google Wifi | Hardware | 2020 |
| 226 | Nest Secure | IoT | 2020 |
| 227 | Wink Hub | IoT | 2020 |
| 228 | Sphero SPRK+ | Education | 2020 |
| 229 | PlayStation Vue | Streaming | 2020 |
| 230 | Quibi | Streaming | 2020 |
| 231 | Slacker Radio | Music | 2020 |
| 232 | Google Shoelace | Social | 2020 |
| 233 | Buffer Reply | Social | 2020 |
| 234 | Yahoo Groups | Communities | 2020 |
| 235 | ScaleFactor | Accounting | 2020 |
| 236 | Interana | Analytics | 2020 |
| 237 | Voxer Business | Messaging | 2020 |
| 238 | Moxtra | Collaboration | 2020 |
| 239 | Redbooth (Teambox) | Project Management | 2020 |
| 240 | Podio (standalone growth) | Project Management | 2020 |
| 241 | Zoho Projects Free unlimited | Project Management | 2020 |
| 242 | Freshdesk Arcade | Support | 2020 |
| 243 | Aha! Discovery (side product) | Product | 2020 |
| 244 | Kii Cloud | Backend | 2020 |
| 245 | SendGrid (free) | 2020 | |
| 246 | Mixpanel Free (old) | Analytics | 2020 |
| 247 | Rollbar Insights (old) | DevOps | 2020 |
| 248 | Marketo (standalone brand) | Marketing | 2020 |
| 249 | Jobscience | HR | 2020 |
| 250 | Greenhouse Sourcing (old) | Recruiting | 2020 |
The Alternative
Own Your Infrastructure.
Forever.
Every service above had promises, investors, and users.
Infrastructure you own doesn't shut down when VCs lose interest.
Yours
Project code at handover
0
Mandatory FW Delta licence
∞
Runs while you maintain it
This list is incomplete and will never be finished. New services die every month.
Last updated February 2026. Data from public sources.