Case Study: Citrix achieves rapid launch and effortless scaling of GoToMeeting Free with Heroku

Citrix Built Gotomeeting Free on Heroku to Easily Scale Their Web-Based Meeting Service

Citrix wanted to broaden its conferencing portfolio with a lightweight, low-friction web meeting tool that anyone could use instantly for quick ad hoc discussions—no downloads, sign-ups, or licenses required. A small Copenhagen team was formed to operate like a start-up and needed the agility to develop, iterate and scale rapidly while keeping the experience simple and accessible for casual users and as a complement to GoToMeeting Pro.

The team built GoToMeeting Free with a Node.js API, JavaScript/AngularJS front end and a peer-to-peer “signaling” layer, hosting production and staging on Heroku for daily deployments and effortless scaling; audio/video runs on Amazon Cloud and Firebase handles real-time sync, with New Relic and Logentries for monitoring. The result is a streamlined, no‑signup web app for quick three‑person meetings that launches quickly, scales with demand, integrates with popular tools, and lets the team focus on user experience rather than infrastructure.

Citrix

Victor Dronov

GoToMeeting Free Product Manager