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, Linux and Windows apps. The best Heroku alternative is CapRover, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Heroku are OpenShift, Replit, Coolify and Kubernetes.

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Heroku alternatives are mainly Cloud Hosting Services, but if you're looking for Web Hosting Services or Cloud Computing Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free + Web Hosting, Open Source, Self-Hosted + Free and Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Heroku.
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  1. Clever Cloud icon
     15 likes

    We help developers deploy and run their apps with bulletproof infrastructure, automatic scaling, fair pricing and other awesome features. We aim to make an easy-to-use service, without any vendor lock-in and able to grow with your needs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Clever Cloud vs Heroku Comments
    Daniel McC
    Positive
    0

    It's a much cheaper and better version of Heroku

    • Clever Cloud is Freemium and ProprietaryHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
    • Clever Cloud is Privacy focusedHeroku is not according to our users
  2. Deploy Now icon
     6 likes

    Instantly setup & deploy any GitHub repo with Deploy Now. Just git push to update your website.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. Koyeb icon
     9 likes

    Koyeb is the serverless company delivering a next-generation platform to quickly deploy and run apps globally.

    41 Koyeb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Koyeb vs Heroku Comments
    alisdair
    Positive
    0

    Koyeb is the best Heroku alternative for deploying web applications and services.

    You can deploy in multiple regions with a simple git push. The platform provides automatic continuous delivery, autoscaling, managed PostgreSQL databases, and a generous free tier.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Koyeb is Freemium and ProprietaryHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. Dokku icon
     18 likes

    Docker powered mini-Heroku in around 100 lines of Bash.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Elestio icon
     2 likes

    Fully managed DevOps platform to deploy your code and open-source software. No more DevOps. Deploy on any cloud or on-premise. Scalable & Secure. CI/CD Pipelines.

    16 Elestio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Radius icon
     3 likes

    Radius is an open-source, cloud-native, application platform that enables developers and the operators that support them to define, deploy, and collaborate on cloud-native applications across public clouds and private infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. The MySQL-compatible serverless database platform.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. The idea-to-cloud application platform.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. Kubero icon
     8 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Kubernetes
     
  12. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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