What's good about...
Cloudways
- Deploy to 65+ datacenter regions across multiple cloud providers
- Built-in cache, database, and CDN integration
- Offers free SSL, staging environments, and automated backups
Heroku
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
Price comparison
How do Cloudways's prices compare against Heroku?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | $11.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB) | $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) |
VM Medium | $88.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB) | $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) |
VM Large | $149.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB) | $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) |
Load Balancer | -- | Included in plan |
Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage |
Managed Redis®* | Included depending on plan | $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM |
Free egress allowance | 1 TB - 12 TB / mo included depending on plan | 2 TB / mo per app |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $20.00 $0.02 / GB (DO provider) | Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer
Company details
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Website | www.cloudways.com | heroku.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2012 | 2007 |
Data Center Locations | -- | 10 |
Example Customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
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Website | www.cloudways.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2012 |
Data Center Locations | -- |
Example Customers | Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko |
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Website | heroku.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2007 |
Data Center Locations | 10 |
Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
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Our data for Cloudways was last updated on May 5, 2025, and for Heroku on Nov. 12, 2024.