What's good about...

Heroku logo Heroku

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

Heroku logo Netlify

  • Specialized in Jamstack architectures: JS, APIs and Markup
  • Extensive functionality such as forms, edge functions and analytics
  • Generous free plan with 500 sites and 100 GB egress

Price comparison

How do Heroku's prices compare against Netlify?

Example configuration Heroku Netlify
VM Small $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) --
VM Medium $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) --
VM Large $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®* $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM --
Serverless 25M Executions -- $950.00 / mo 25M invocations (level 2 tier)
Free egress allowance 2 TB / mo per app 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan
1 TB of egress beyond allowance Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) $550.00 Billed $55 / 100 GB

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

Here are some managed services that Heroku and Netlify offer:

Service Heroku Netlify
Content Delivery Network (CDN) --
Managed Containers --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redis®* --
Object Storage --
Serverless Cron Jobs --
Serverless Functions --
Static Sites --

Company details

Heroku
Website heroku.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2007
Data Center Locations 10
Example Customers Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify
Netlify
Website netlify.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2014
Data Center Locations 16
Example Customers Twilio, Mattel, Google, Riot Games, Mailchimp

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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Nov. 12, 2024, and for Netlify on Sept. 28, 2024.