Cloudways
vs
Heroku
What's good about each
- Deploy to 65+ datacenter regions across multiple cloud providers
- Built-in cache, database, and CDN integration
- Offers free SSL, staging environments, and automated backups
- Add-on marketplace for databases, logging, monitoring and email
- Postgres with forks, followers and rollback
- Network-isolated Private Spaces across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific
- Salesforce integration through Heroku Connect and AppLink
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cloudways | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | 78% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Medium VM | $88.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | 65% cheaper on Cloudways |
| Large VM | $149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | 70% cheaper on Cloudways |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | |
| Redis | Included depending on plan | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | 1-12 TB / mo | 2 TB / mo per app | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cloudways | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, Heroku Shield only |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Cloudways | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 10 |
| Example customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall |
| Website | www.cloudways.com | heroku.com |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Heroku on Sept. 18, 2026.