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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  1. CapRover icon

    CapRover

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    CapRover is an extremely easy to use app/database deployment & web server manager, PaaS, for your NodeJS, Python, PHP, ASP.NET, Ruby, MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, WordPress (and etc...) applications!

    48 CapRover alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    Comments about CapRover as an Alternative to Heroku
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    5

    it's very similar with UI and app management. Very easy to use.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    1

    CapRover is self-hosted, Heroku is a hosting service provider.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    CapRover deployments are 10x cheaper than Heroku

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think CapRover is a great Heroku alternative.

    • CapRover is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Heroku.

    • CapRover is the most popular free alternative to Heroku.

    • CapRover is Free and ProprietaryHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
  2. OpenShift icon

    OpenShift

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    Red Hat OpenShift is a trusted, comprehensive, and consistent platform to develop, modernize, and deploy applications at scale, including today’s AI-enabled apps. Deliver better experiences faster with a complete set of services for bringing apps to market on your choice of infrastructure.

    64 OpenShift alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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    • Most users think OpenShift is a great Heroku alternative.

    • OpenShift is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Heroku.

    • OpenShift is the most popular Open Source alternative to Heroku.

    • OpenShift is Freemium and Open SourceHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Replit icon

    Replit

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    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.

    85 Replit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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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 Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Heroku.

    • Replit is Freemium and ProprietaryHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
    • Replit is Privacy focusedHeroku is not according to our users
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    Kubernetes

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    Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers.

    50 Kubernetes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Comments about Kubernetes as an Alternative to Heroku
    catdroutcode
    Negative
    1

    has nothing to do with hosting

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    You need to host kubernetes somewhere, it is not a service provider.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Kubernetes is a legitimate Heroku alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Kubernetes is Free and Open SourceHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Google App Engine icon

    Google App Engine

     68 likes
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    Google App Engine is a free* platform for developing and hosting web applications in Google-managed data centers. App Engine offers fast development and deployment; simple administration, with no need to worry about hardware, patches or backups; and effortless scalability.

    60 Google App Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Netlify

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

    65 Netlify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Home
     
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    Comments about Netlify as an Alternative to Heroku
    jeantest
    Negative
    0

    Awesome service, only for static website

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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
  11. Vercel icon

    Vercel

     38 likes
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    Deploy to the most powerful serverless platform in the world with just one command.

    84 Vercel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Home
     
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    Comments about Vercel as an Alternative to Heroku
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    Negative
    4

    Switched focus to frontend; Heroku-like servers are no longer supported.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Vercel is a legitimate Heroku alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Vercel is Freemium and ProprietaryHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Microsoft Azure icon

    Microsoft Azure

     66 likes
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    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...

    189 Microsoft Azure alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • This alternative is disputed. Microsoft Azure is a legitimate Heroku alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Microsoft Azure is the most popular commercial alternative to Heroku.

    • Microsoft Azure is Paid and ProprietaryHeroku is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Railway

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    Provision and manage infrastructure, develop locally, deploy to the cloud, dynamically scale servers, storage, and networking, automate service discovery, integrate with GitHub and Docker, apply configurable observability, and safely manage environments for full-stack applications.

    25 Railway alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Linode

     65 likes
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    Linode’s cloud computing platform was launched in 2003, to accelerate innovation by making Linux virtual machines simple, affordable, and accessible to all. Since then, 100,000’s of developers and businesses around the world have deployed and scaled their modern applications...

    169 Linode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    The Developer Cloud Simplified
     
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    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

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