The Graveyard
They promised forever. They shut down anyway.
665 dead services. 2B+ affected users. $30B+ burned. Your infrastructure shouldn't depend on VC funding.
665
Dead Services
2B+
Users Lost
$30B+
Funding Burned
284
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% (284)
276 of 665 dead services died after 2020 ↑ the pace is accelerating
201–250 of 665 dead services
| # | Service | Category | Shut Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Oculus Rift S | Hardware | 2021 |
| 202 | GoodData (free tier) | Analytics | 2021 |
| 203 | Jaspersoft Community | Analytics | 2021 |
| 204 | Kenshoo (brand) | AdTech | 2021 |
| 205 | StackShare Pro | Development | 2021 |
| 206 | Floyd Hub (ML) | AI/ML | 2021 |
| 207 | Clarifai free vision (old) | AI/ML | 2021 |
| 208 | UXPin Merge old | Design | 2021 |
| 209 | Bubble (no payment old free) | Development | 2021 |
| 210 | Quip (standalone brand) | Productivity | 2021 |
| 211 | Miro free boards (old limit) | Collaboration | 2021 |
| 212 | Outreach standalone voice | Sales | 2021 |
| 213 | Quip Slides | Productivity | 2021 |
| 214 | XMind cloud free | Productivity | 2021 |
| 215 | Stormboard free unlimited | Collaboration | 2021 |
| 216 | Loon (balloons) | Infrastructure | 2021 |
| 217 | Parler (original) | Social | 2021 |
| 218 | Periscope standalone | Video | 2021 |
| 219 | Bambuser (B2C) | Video | 2021 |
| 220 | Wunderlist | Tasks | 2020 |
| 221 | Google Cloud Print | Printing | 2020 |
| 222 | Google Play Music | Music | 2020 |
| 223 | Microsoft Mixer | Streaming | 2020 |
| 224 | ICQ | Chat | 2020 |
| 225 | Essential Phone | Hardware | 2020 |
| 226 | Google Wifi | Hardware | 2020 |
| 227 | Nest Secure | IoT | 2020 |
| 228 | Wink Hub | IoT | 2020 |
| 229 | Sphero SPRK+ | Education | 2020 |
| 230 | PlayStation Vue | Streaming | 2020 |
| 231 | Quibi | Streaming | 2020 |
| 232 | Slacker Radio | Music | 2020 |
| 233 | Google Shoelace | Social | 2020 |
| 234 | Buffer Reply | Social | 2020 |
| 235 | Yahoo Groups | Communities | 2020 |
| 236 | ScaleFactor | Accounting | 2020 |
| 237 | Interana | Analytics | 2020 |
| 238 | Voxer Business | Messaging | 2020 |
| 239 | Moxtra | Collaboration | 2020 |
| 240 | Redbooth (Teambox) | Project Management | 2020 |
| 241 | Podio (standalone growth) | Project Management | 2020 |
| 242 | Zoho Projects Free unlimited | Project Management | 2020 |
| 243 | Freshdesk Arcade | Support | 2020 |
| 244 | Aha! Discovery (side product) | Product | 2020 |
| 245 | Kii Cloud | Backend | 2020 |
| 246 | SendGrid (free) | 2020 | |
| 247 | Mixpanel Free (old) | Analytics | 2020 |
| 248 | Rollbar Insights (old) | DevOps | 2020 |
| 249 | Marketo (standalone brand) | Marketing | 2020 |
| 250 | Jobscience | HR | 2020 |
The Alternative
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This list is incomplete and will never be finished. New services die every month.
Last updated February 2026. Data from public sources.