Flightcontrol vs Heroku
Heroku gives you a great developer experience but it can get expensive as you scale. Flightcontrol gives you the PaaS experience but on top of your AWS account, so you have more control over the underlying infra and its costs.
What's good about...
Flightcontrol
- Your AWS infrastructure is managed by a seasoned devops team at a fraction of the cost
- Excellent documentation and easy-to-use dashboard
- Great developer experience: preview environments, rollbacks, notifications, monitoring
- Deploy close to your users, supports 28 AWS regions
Heroku
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
Price comparison
How do Flightcontrol's prices compare against Heroku?
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Load Balancer
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Managed PostgreSQL
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Managed Redis®*
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Free egress allowance
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Flightcontrol Pricing Details
Flightcontrol charges a fixed monthly fee to use their service in addition to the standard AWS usage costs. They claim this model gives you up to 75% lower costs at scale when compared to traditional PaaS offerings.
There are currently 4 plans available:
- Free: limited to 1 user, but commercial use is allowed.
- Starter $49/mo: includes 5 services and multiple users.
- Business $249/mo: includes 10 services, preview environments, RBAC and multi-region.
- Enterprise: custom pricing, SLAs, premium support.
Additional services cost $15-30/mo, depending on the plan.
Heads up: We do our best to keep these prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Flightcontrol and Heroku offer:
Company details
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| Website | flightcontrol.dev | heroku.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America |
| Founded | 2021 | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | -- | 10 |
| Example Customers | Cal.com, Remi, Cascade PBS, Drive, Productlane | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
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Our data for Flightcontrol was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Heroku on Feb. 12, 2026.