Comparison

CapRover vs Heroku

No clear leader: Heroku (59.9) and CapRover (57.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
CapRover58
Heroku60
Score
Vioscale score
CapRover58 / 100medium · 59%
Heroku60 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tier
CapRover
Heroku
Model
CapRoverfreemium
Price level
CapRoverfree
Heroku
Transparent
CapRover
Heroku
Integrations
Count
CapRover3
Heroku3
Security
Disclosure policy
CapRover
Heroku
Iso27001
CapRover
Heroku
Pci
CapRover
Heroku
Scorecard
CapRover4.3
Heroku
Soc2
CapRover
Heroku
Reliability
Status page
CapRover
Heroku
Adoption
Github stars
CapRover15,142
Heroku
Activity
Commits last 30d
CapRover45
Heroku
Release
Cadence days
CapRover62
Heroku
History
CapRover20 items
Heroku
Language
Primary
CapRoverTypeScript
Heroku
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for paas & hosting. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
CapRover
Heroku
Deploy arbitrary container image
CapRover
Heroku
Per-PR preview environments
CapRover
Heroku-
Build
Build system
CapRoverDockerfile
HerokuBuildpacks
Runtime / language breadth
CapRoverNode.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application
HerokuNode.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP
Scale
Autoscaling
CapRoverHorizontal
Heroku-
Deployment
Geographic reach
CapRoverMulti-region
Heroku-
Hosting
CapRoverSelf-hosted only
HerokuCloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
CapRover
Heroku-
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
CapRover
Heroku-
Custom domains + automatic TLS
CapRover
Heroku
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
CapRover
Heroku
Instant rollbacks
CapRover
Heroku-
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
CapRover
Heroku

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

CapRover

CapRover is an open-source PaaS that simplifies application deployment and management on your own servers. It handles builds, container orchestration, HTTPS provisioning, and scaling without vendor lock-in.

Independently observed

Heroku

A cloud-based application platform that enables developers to build, run, and scale web applications using managed infrastructure and integrated deployment tools. Supports multiple programming languages and frameworks with Git-based deployment.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

CapRover

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Heroku

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
CapRover
Heroku
CLI
CapRover
Heroku
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CapRover
Heroku
Self-hosted
CapRover
Heroku

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • GitHub

CapRover

3 total - 2 not shared
  • GitLab
  • Docker Compose
Independently observed

Heroku

3 total - 2 not shared
  • Twilio
  • Salesforce
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.