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The best Cloud Computing alternative to Heroku is OpenShift, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Heroku and many of them are Cloud Computing Services so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Cloud Computing Service alternatives to Heroku are Linode, Vercel, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud.

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Heroku alternatives page was last updated Jun 21, 2023
  1. OpenShift icon
     87 likes

    Red Hat OpenShift is a trusted, comprehensive, and consistent platform to develop, modernize, and deploy applications at scale, including today’s AI-enabled apps. Deliver better experiences faster with a complete set of services for bringing apps to market on your choice of infrastructure.

    62 OpenShift alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

    Top OpenShift Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Orchestration
    4.  Software Deployment
    5.  Secure containerization
    6.  Container Orchestration
    7.  Platform as a service
    8.  Autoscaling
    9.  Container monitoring
    10.  Auto Scaling
    11.  Kubernetes
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    OpenShift VS Heroku

    Is OpenShift a good alternative to Heroku?
     
    • Most users think OpenShift is a great Heroku alternative.

    • OpenShift is the most popular SaaS alternative to Heroku.

    • OpenShift is the most popular Open Source alternative to Heroku.

    • OpenShift is Freemium and Open SourceHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Linode icon
     64 likes

    Linode’s cloud computing platform was launched in 2003, to accelerate innovation by making Linux virtual machines simple, affordable, and accessible to all. Since then, 100,000’s of developers and businesses around the world have deployed and scaled their modern applications...

    162 Linode alternatives
    The Developer Cloud Simplified

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Top Linode Features

    1.  Automatic Backup
    2.  VPS Hosting
    3.  VPS
    4.  Kubernetes
    5.  Object storage
    6.  REST API
    7.  Support for IPv6
    8.  Load balancing
    9.  Block Storage
    10.  SSD Storage
    11.  Custom DNS
    Linode iconHeroku Icon

    Linode VS Heroku

    Is Linode a good alternative to Heroku?
     
    • This alternative is disputed. Linode is a legitimate Heroku alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Linode is the most popular commercial alternative to Heroku.

    • Linode is Paid and ProprietaryHeroku is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. Vercel icon
     36 likes

    Deploy to the most powerful serverless platform in the world with just one command.

    71 Vercel alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Vercel Features

    1.  Passkey Support
    2.  HTTPS Support
    3.  Continuous Deployment
    4.  Serverless
    Vercel iconHeroku Icon

    Vercel VS Heroku

    Is Vercel a good alternative to Heroku?
     
    Comments about Vercel as an Alternative to Heroku
     
    Guest

    Switched focus to frontend; Heroku-like servers are no longer supported.

    Negative commentJul 26, 2020
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    • This alternative is disputed. Vercel is a legitimate Heroku alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Vercel is Freemium and Open SourceHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Microsoft Azure icon
     64 likes

    The Azure cloud platform is more than 200 products and cloud services designed to help you bring new solutions to life—to solve today’s challenges and create the future. Build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on-premises, and at the edge, with the tools and...

    187 Microsoft Azure alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Microsoft Azure Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    2.  Two-factor Authentication
    3.  Automatic Backup
    4. Microsoft Active Directory icon  Active Directory integration
    5.  Centralized Management
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  Auto Virtual Host
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    Microsoft Azure VS Heroku

    Is Microsoft Azure a good alternative to Heroku?
     
  5. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud icon
     52 likes

    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers.

    150 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services

    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Features

    1.  GPU Support
    2.  Multiple languages
    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud iconHeroku Icon

    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud VS Heroku

    Is this a good alternative to Heroku?
     
  6. Vultr icon
     53 likes

    Vultr, founded in 2014, is on a mission to empower developers and businesses by simplifying the deployment of infrastructure via its advanced cloud platform. Vultr is strategically located in 16 datacenters around the globe and provides frictionless provisioning of public cloud...

    141 Vultr alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Vultr Features

    1.  VPS Hosting
    2.  VPS
    3.  Dedicated Server Hosting
    4.  Block Storage
    Vultr iconHeroku Icon

    Vultr VS Heroku

    Is Vultr a good alternative to Heroku?
     
    • This alternative is disputed. Vultr is a legitimate Heroku alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Vultr is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Heroku.

    • Vultr is Paid and ProprietaryHeroku is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. Amazon Web Services icon
     40 likes

    This service provides over 200 scalable cloud offerings including networking, computing, storage, and IoT, accessible via global server farms. It features a pay-as-you-go model with autoscaling, extensive global infrastructure, and robust security tools, suitable for enterprises.

    155 Amazon Web Services alternatives
    Amazon Web Services screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Amazon Web Services Features

    1.  VPS Hosting
    2.  Cloud based
    3.  Dedicated Server Hosting
    4.  Multiple languages
    Amazon Web Services iconHeroku Icon

    Amazon Web Services VS Heroku

    Is Amazon Web Services a good alternative to Heroku?
     
    Comments about Amazon Web Services as an Alternative to Heroku
     
    Guest

    Amazon needs your credit card, though it says free for 12 months. It say they will charge for any thing that doesn't come under free quota, which is weird as a experimentalist I can't be very cautious which button to press and to which not.

    Negative commentAug 27, 2017
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    • This alternative is disputed. Amazon Web Services is a legitimate Heroku alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Amazon Web Services is Freemium and ProprietaryHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Fly.io icon
     8 likes

    Edge computing is the new frontier. Fly brings the untapped potential of intelligent edge-servers to your finger-tips. It's a global load balancer, a smart reverse proxy, a library of powerful Middleware; it's a CDN that developers like you control.

    47 Fly.io alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Fly.io Features

    1.  Load balancing
    2.  SSL
    Fly.io iconHeroku Icon

    Fly.io VS Heroku

    Is Fly.io a good alternative to Heroku?
     
  9. Railway icon
     4 likes

    Railway is an infrastructure platform where you can provision infrastructure, develop with that infrastructure locally, and then deploy to the cloud.

    5 Railway alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online

    Railway Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Container Virtualization
    4.  Two-factor Authentication
    5.  Platform as a service
    6.  Automated deployment
    7.  Serverless
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    Railway VS Heroku

    Is Railway a good alternative to Heroku?
     
  10. AWS Lambda icon
     4 likes

    AWS Lambda is a compute service that runs your code in response to events and automatically manages the underlying compute resources for you.

    17 AWS Lambda alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services

    AWS Lambda Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  VPS
    3.  Notifications
    4.  SMS Messaging
    AWS Lambda iconHeroku Icon

    AWS Lambda VS Heroku

    Is AWS Lambda a good alternative to Heroku?
     
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