SaaS Graveyard

Google+

Google's attempt at a social network to compete with Facebook.

~500M accounts (most inactive)

Google provided data export via Takeout. All posts, comments, and communities deleted.

Google Stadia

Cloud gaming platform that promised to make consoles obsolete.

~1M+ subscribers

Full refunds issued for all hardware and game purchases. Game saves lost.

Google Hangouts

Unified messaging and video chat platform baked into Gmail.

~1B+ Gmail users who used it

Chat history migrated to Google Chat. Video calls moved to Google Meet.

Sunrise Calendar

Beautiful, smart calendar app loved by productivity enthusiasts.

~5M users

Features absorbed into Outlook. App shut down. Calendar data synced via existing providers.

Wunderlist

Beloved to-do list app with a clean design and loyal following.

~13M users

Microsoft built an import tool for Microsoft To Do. Most data preserved.

HipChat

Team messaging tool that was the go-to before Slack dominated.

~4M daily users

Atlassian migrated users to Slack after selling the IP. Chat history export available briefly.

Inbox by Gmail

Google's experimental email client with bundles and smart features.

~10M+ active users

Users redirected to Gmail. Some features like snooze and smart replies added to Gmail.

Periscope

Live video streaming app that pioneered real-time mobile broadcasting.

~10M+ users

Live streaming features folded into Twitter. Past broadcasts deleted.

Vine

6-second looping video platform that launched countless creators.

~200M monthly active users

Archive site launched briefly. Videos eventually removed. No export tool provided.

Quip

Collaborative document and spreadsheet tool for teams.

~30K+ companies

Absorbed into Salesforce ecosystem. Standalone version deprecated. Export available.

Trello (independent)

The original kanban board tool — still alive but fundamentally changed post-acquisition.

~50M users at acquisition

Still operational under Atlassian, but free tier gutted and pricing restructured.

Mailbox

Revolutionary email app with gesture-based triage that had a 1M+ waitlist.

~1M+ users

Dropbox acquired it, then killed it within 2 years. No migration path provided.

Picasa

Photo organizer and editor that was ahead of its time.

~100M+ users

Photos migrated to Google Photos. Desktop app stopped working. Albums preserved.

Microsoft Mixer

Game streaming platform that poached Ninja from Twitch for $30M+.

~30M monthly users

Partnered with Facebook Gaming for transition. Streamers lost their communities.

Yahoo Answers

The original Q&A platform with hilariously bad (and occasionally great) answers.

~300M monthly visitors at peak

Users could request data download. All content permanently deleted. An internet era ended.

StumbleUpon

Web discovery platform that randomly served interesting pages.

~40M registered users

Pivoted to Mix.com, which also later faded. User stumble history lost.

Path

Intimate social network limited to 150 friends, focused on close connections.

~15M users

Data export offered before shutdown. All posts and photos deleted.

Rdio

Music streaming service with a superior UI that couldn't compete on catalog.

~8M users

Pandora acquired technology and some staff. Playlists and listening history gone.

Grooveshark

Music streaming site with user-uploaded content that ran into legal trouble.

~30M monthly users

Shut down due to copyright lawsuits. All user data, playlists, and uploads deleted instantly.

Google Reader

RSS reader that was the backbone of the early blogosphere.

~24M users

Google Takeout export available. Subscription lists (OPML) could be exported.

Songza

Curated playlist service with expert-made playlists for every mood.

~5.5M monthly users

Google acquired it and folded features into Google Play Music (which also died later).

Google Play Music

Google's music streaming and locker service — killed in favor of YouTube Music.

~15M+ subscribers

Transfer tool moved libraries to YouTube Music. Purchased music and uploads migrated.

Wrike (independent)

Project management tool acquired by Citrix, then spun through multiple owners.

~20K+ organizations

Still operational but under Citrix/TIBCO. Product direction uncertain.

Fabric (Twitter)

Mobile development platform with Crashlytics — essential for app developers.

~500K+ developers

Google acquired Fabric and migrated everything to Firebase. Crashlytics survived.

Yammer (independent)

Enterprise social network — the "Facebook for work" before Slack existed.

~8M+ users in 200K+ orgs

Microsoft acquired for $1.2B. Rebranded to Viva Engage. Original Yammer identity dissolved.

Myspace

The original social network where everyone customized their profile with HTML.

~300M users at peak

Pivoted to music. A 2019 server migration lost 12 years of user-uploaded content — 50M+ songs, photos, and videos.

Evernote (decline)

Note-taking giant that lost its way with bloated features and price hikes.

~200M+ registered users

Still operational but with mass layoffs. Free tier severely limited. Data export available.

Basecamp Classic

The original project management tool that defined the category — then reinvented itself.

~5M+ users

Classic version kept running in maintenance mode. Data accessible but no new features.

Springpad

Note-taking and bookmarking app that competed with Evernote.

~3M users

Offered export in HTML and JSON. All servers shut down. No migration path.

Homejoy

On-demand home cleaning startup that burned through $40M in VC funding.

~Thousands of cleaners and customers

All bookings canceled. No data migration. Cleaners lost their client lists.

Aereo

Cloud DVR that let you stream live TV via tiny antennas — too good to be legal.

~100K subscribers

Supreme Court ruling killed it. All recordings and accounts deleted.

Cortana (consumer)

Microsoft's AI assistant that was supposed to rival Siri and Alexa.

~Millions of Windows users

Removed from Windows 11. Skills and reminders deleted. Pivoted to enterprise-only via Copilot.

Google Domains

Clean, no-upsell domain registrar — too consumer-friendly to survive at Google.

~10M domains

Squarespace acquired all domains. Automatic migration. Pricing honored for initial term.

Dark Sky

Hyperlocal weather app with minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts.

~1M+ active users

Apple acquired it. API shut down. Features absorbed into Apple Weather. Android users left with nothing.