Heroku Alternatives

Heroku is described as 'Platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud' and is a very popular Cloud Hosting service in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Heroku, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including SaaS, Self-Hosted, Amazon Web Services and Linux apps. The best Heroku alternative is CapRover, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Heroku are Replit, OpenShift, Coolify and Linode.

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Heroku alternatives are mainly Web Hosting Services but may also be Cloud Computing Services or Cloud Hosting Services.  Other popular filters includes Free + Web Hosting and Self-Hosted + Free. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Heroku.
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Heroku alternatives page was last updated Sep 4, 2023
  1. PythonAnywhere icon
     39 likes

    PythonAnywhere is a Python development and hosting environment that displays in your web browser and runs on cloud servers. The servers are already set up with everything you need: hundreds of useful Python packages and web frameworks are supported out of the box.

    53 PythonAnywhere alternatives
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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    PythonAnywhere Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Coding
    3.  Command line/bash
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    PythonAnywhere VS Heroku

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  2. Codesphere icon
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    Codesphere provides efficient collaboration, trivial deployments, and global scaling in one platform. Transitioning to cloud-native infrastructure has never been easier, no DevOps experience required.

    56 Codesphere alternatives
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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Codesphere Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Load balancing
    3.  GDPR Compliant
    4.  Auto Scaling
    5.  Cloud IDE
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    Codesphere VS Heroku

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  3. 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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    • Free PersonalProprietary

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    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Stacktape VS Heroku

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  4. 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.

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

    OnWorks Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  VPS Hosting
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    OnWorks VS Heroku

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  5. Google Compute Engine icon
     16 likes

    Google Compute Engine is the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) component elo of Google Cloud Platform which is built on the global infrastructure that runs Google's search engine, Gmail, YouTube and other services.

    121 Google Compute Engine alternatives

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    • Online

    Google Compute Engine Features

    1.  VPS
    2.  Platform as a service
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    Google Compute Engine VS Heroku

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  6. Google Cloud Run icon
     2 likes

    Cloud Run is a managed compute platform that enables you to run stateless containers that are invocable via HTTP requests. Cloud Run is serverless: it abstracts away all infrastructure management.

    16 Google Cloud Run alternatives

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    • Online
    • Kubernetes
    • Google Cloud Platform

    Google Cloud Run Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  Google Cloud
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    Google Cloud Run VS Heroku

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  7. IBM Cloud VPC icon
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    IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a highly resilient and highly secure software-defined network (SDN) on which you can build isolated private clouds for your business operations while maintaining essential public cloud benefits.

    13 IBM Cloud VPC alternatives

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    IBM Cloud VPC VS Heroku

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  8. Alibaba Cloud VPC icon
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    Alibaba VPC is a virtual private cloud service that provides an isolated cloud network to operate resources in a secure environment.

    13 Alibaba Cloud VPC alternatives

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Alibaba Cloud VPC VS Heroku

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  9. Google Cloud VPC icon
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    Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) provides networking functionality to Compute Engine virtual machine (VM) instances, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) containers, and the App Engine flexible environment.

    11 Google Cloud VPC alternatives

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Google Cloud VPC Features

    1.  Zero Downtime
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    Google Cloud VPC VS Heroku

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  10. Oracle Cloud VCN icon
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    Oracle VCN provides customizable and private cloud networks in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

    11 Oracle Cloud VCN alternatives

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Oracle Cloud VCN VS Heroku

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