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The best Web Hosting alternative to Heroku is Replit, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Heroku and loads of them are Web Hosting Services so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Web Hosting Service alternatives to Heroku are Coolify, Netlify, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud.

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Heroku alternatives page was last updated Sep 26, 2023
  1. Replit icon
     78 likes

    Replit is a collaborative cloud development environment offering in-browser IDE features like AI assistance, real-time collaboration, Git support, hosting, deployment, syntax highlighting, plugin extensibility, ad-free UI, dark mode, and live code sharing.

    59 Replit alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Run code
    2.  Code Completion
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Autocompletion
    7. Git icon  Git Support
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Support for Bootstrap
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    11.  Code Formatting
    12.  Syntax Highlighting
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    Replit VS Heroku

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    • This alternative is disputed. Replit is a legitimate Heroku alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Replit is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Heroku.

    • Replit is Freemium and ProprietaryHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Coolify icon
     18 likes

    An open-source, hassle-free, self-hostable Heroku & Netlify alternative.

    53 Coolify alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Ad-free
    3. Git icon  Git Support
    4.  No Coding Required
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    Coolify VS Heroku

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  3. Netlify icon
     28 likes

    An all-in-one workflow that combines global deployment, continuous integration, and automatic HTTPS. And that’s just the beginning.

    54 Netlify alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Netlify Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Continuous builds
    Netlify iconHeroku Icon

    Netlify VS Heroku

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    Comments about Netlify as an Alternative to Heroku
     
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    Awesome service, only for static website

    Negative commentMay 4, 2021
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    • This alternative is disputed. Netlify is a legitimate Heroku alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Netlify is Freemium and ProprietaryHeroku 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
    Microsoft Azure iconHeroku Icon

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  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

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  6. 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
    Railway screenshot 1

    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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  7. 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
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  8. Stacktape icon
     4 likes

    Stacktape is a tool that simplifies AWS for developers, enabling quick deployment of production-grade infrastructure. It transforms complex tasks into more manageable processes. Developers can now use an interactive config editor instead of manually writing YAML files, allowing...

    36 Stacktape alternatives
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    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Stacktape iconHeroku Icon

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  9. OnWorks icon
     12 likes

    OnWorks is a free hosting provider that allows to run your workstations only using your web browser. It allows to run free online CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu and Debian; free Windows online emulators and free Pear OS emulators.

    141 OnWorks alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    OnWorks Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  VPS Hosting
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  10. Flightcontrol icon
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    Flightcontrol is a PaaS that deploys to your AWS account.

    You get 2-6x faster builds, 50-75% cheaper compute, and near perfect reliability

    Deploying to your AWS account enables us to leapfrog traditional PaaS on almost every metric.

    6 Flightcontrol alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Flightcontrol Features

    1.  Two-factor Authentication
    2.  Container Virtualization
    3. Git icon  Git Support
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Automated deployment
    Flightcontrol iconHeroku Icon

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