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 page was last updated Sep 26, 2023
  1. IBM Cloud Code Engine icon
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    IBM Cloud Code Engine is a fully managed, serverless platform. Bring your container images, batch jobs, or source code and let IBM Cloud Code Engine manage and secure the underlying infrastructure for you.

    11 IBM Cloud Code Engine alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Online

    IBM Cloud Code Engine Features

    1.  Serverless
    2.  Fully managed service
    3.  Kubernetes
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    IBM Cloud Code Engine VS Heroku

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  2. Amazon Lightsail icon
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    Amazon Lightsail is the fast and simple VPS hosting service from Amazon, the easy way to launch a virtual private server. You can have a VPS up and running with just a few clicks.

    56 Amazon Lightsail alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

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

    Amazon Lightsail Features

    1.  VPS Hosting
    2.  VPS
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  3. 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
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    Flightcontrol VS Heroku

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  4. ApiOpenStudio icon
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    Api Open Studio allows you to quickly create and manage APIs with full business and processing logic and user management, using low-code. As a result, you can save important time and money by dedicating your resources on other tasks, while at the same time maintaining the...

    51 ApiOpenStudio alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Auto Responder
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Real time collaboration
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  End-to-End Encryption
    8.  REST API
    9. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    10.  Open API
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  5. Amazon VPC icon
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    Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) gives you full control over your virtual networking environment, including resource placement, connectivity, and security. Get started by setting up your VPC in the AWS service console.

    61 Amazon VPC alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Amazon VPC Features

    1.  VPS
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    Amazon VPC VS Heroku

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  6. IBM Cloud Functions icon
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    Based on Apache OpenWhisk, IBM Cloud Functions is a polyglot functions-as-a-service (FaaS) programming platform for developing lightweight code that scalably executes on demand.

    15 IBM Cloud Functions alternatives
    IBM Cloud Functions screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    IBM Cloud Functions Features

    1.  Auto Scaling
    2.  Serverless
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    IBM Cloud Functions VS Heroku

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  7. Kubero icon
     5 likes

    Kubero is a fully self-hosted Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that brings the workflows of Heroku to your Kubernetes cluster. It enables you to deploy your applications with a few clicks on the Dashboard or by CLI.

    27 Kubero alternatives
    Kubero screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Kubernetes

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4. Git icon  Git Support
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  No Coding Required
    8.  Kubernetes
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  8. Meli icon
     5 likes

    Meli is an open source platform built for deploying static sites and frontend applications.

    34 Meli alternatives
    Meli screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Meli iconHeroku Icon

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  9. Aiven icon
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    One unified platform to stream, store, and serve data on any cloud.

    Aiven is a versatile platform empowering you with AI-driven workload optimization and control over your data. Deploy widely adopted technologies across multiple clouds with just a few clicks to stream, store, an.

    16 Aiven alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Python
    • Homebrew
    • Linux

    Aiven Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  AI-Powered
    3.  Fully managed service
    4.  HIPAA compliant
    5.  Database as a Service
    6.  GDPR Compliant
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    Aiven VS Heroku

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  10. Coherence icon
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    Coherence automates DevOps and Platform Engineering for teams that are focused on finding and refining PMF. With Coherence teams can code faster, test sooner, and deploy more frequently.

    15 Coherence alternatives
    Coherence screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Coherence Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Real time collaboration
    Coherence iconHeroku Icon

    Coherence VS Heroku

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