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. Cycle.io icon

    Cycle.io

     5 likes

    Cycle is the leading LowOps platform built to simplify containers, standardize infrastructure, and automate DevOps. Deploy to your own infrastructure whether it's in the cloud, on-prem, or a mixture of both. The power of Kubernetes, without Kubernetes.

    46 Cycle.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Knative icon

    Knative

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    Kubernetes-based platform to deploy and manage modern serverless workloads.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
     
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    Oracle Cloud VCN

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

    11 Oracle Cloud VCN alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Cloud 66 icon

    Cloud 66

     24 likes

    Cloud 66 gives you everything you need to build, deploy and maintain your applications on any cloud, without the headache of dealing with “server stuff”.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Connect a Git Repository With a Cloud 66 Account To get started, sign up using your GitHub or Google account, or use your email and create a password. Next we will need (read-only) access to your code repository, so that we can build and deploy your application for you.
     
  8. Apprenda icon

    Apprenda

     14 likes

    Apprenda is an Open Platform as a Service (PaaS) stack that enables any organization to transform their existing infrastructure into a self-service cloud application platform.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  10. Coherence icon

    Coherence

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Joyent icon

    Joyent

     3 likes

    A Joyent Cloud provided free development sandbox for users of Node.js. Use the only field-proven, carrier-grade cloud infrastructure platform.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Render icon

    Render

     90 likes

    Render is a modern cloud provider that makes it effortless and instant to deploy your code in production.

    54 Render alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Painless automatic SSL for all domains, including wildcard.

    Anurag Goel
    Positive
    3

    Easier to use and less expensive.

    Guest
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    It is more flexible and less expensive.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Render is Freemium and ProprietaryHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
  13. Qoddi icon

    Qoddi

     1 like

    Qoddi.com - NoOps App platform for developers and businesses, Containers as a Service - Deploy, manage and scale apps in seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  14. Flynn icon

    Flynn

     3 likes

    Flynn is an open-source PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) inspired by Heroku that simplifies deploying and maintaining applications.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  15. Microtica icon

    Microtica

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    Microtica is a self-service DevOps automation platform that enables companies and individuals to adopt cloud much faster.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Ready-made templates
     
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