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FlexStack vs Heroku

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What's good about...

FlexStack logo FlexStack

  • One-click deploy to AWS without complicated infrastructure or templates
  • Easy-to-use dashboard and excellent documentation
  • No vendor lock-in - uses your own AWS account and can "eject" anytime
  • Generous free tier with affordable monthly plans

Heroku logo Heroku

  • Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
  • Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
  • Extensive add-on marketplace

Price comparison

How do FlexStack's prices compare against Heroku?

VM Small

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Heroku Heroku
$50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X)

VM Medium

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Heroku Heroku
$250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M)

VM Large

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Heroku Heroku
$500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L)

Load Balancer

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Heroku Heroku
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

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Heroku Heroku
$50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

FlexStack FlexStack
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Heroku Heroku
$200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM

Free egress allowance

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Heroku Heroku
2 TB / mo per app

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

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Heroku Heroku
Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo)

FlexStack logo FlexStack Pricing Details

FlexStack charges a fixed subscription fee on top of your AWS usage. It's available in three plans including a free tier:

  • Starter $0/mo: Includes 1 environment, 1 team member and 2 running services.
  • Indie $9/mo: Includes 10 environments, 1 team member and 50 running services.
  • Team $29/user/mo: Unlimited environments, team members and services.

You can view the complete list of features on their pricing page.

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that FlexStack and Heroku offer:

Service FlexStack Heroku
Managed Containers
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Performance Monitoring

Company details

Website
FlexStack FlexStack
flexstack.com
Heroku Heroku
heroku.com
Headquarters
FlexStack FlexStack
United States of America US flag
Heroku Heroku
United States of America US flag
Founded
FlexStack FlexStack
2024
Heroku Heroku
2007
Data Center Locations
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Heroku Heroku
10
Example Customers
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Heroku Heroku
Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify

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Our data for FlexStack was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Heroku on Feb. 12, 2026.