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Comparison

CapRover vs Heroku

On the evidence we track, Heroku leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

CapRover full profile →Heroku full profile →
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CapRover49
★Heroku67
Score
vioscaleAI score
CapRover49 / 100medium · 53%
Heroku67 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
CapRover✓
Heroku✓
Model
CapRoveropen_source
Herokufreemium
Price level
CapRoverfree
Herokuhigh
Starting price
CapRover–
Heroku$500
Transparent
CapRover✓
Heroku✓
Integrations
Count
CapRover8
Heroku6
Security
Disclosure policy
CapRover–
Heroku✓
Hipaa
CapRover–
Heroku✓
Iso27001
CapRover–
Heroku✓
Pci
CapRover–
Heroku✓
Scorecard
CapRover4.3
Heroku–
Soc2
CapRover–
Heroku✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
CapRover✓
Heroku✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
CapRover0
Heroku–
Github stars
CapRover15,177
Heroku–
Activity
Commits last 30d
CapRover91
Heroku–
Release
Cadence days
CapRover62
Heroku–
History
CapRover20 items
Heroku–
Language
Primary
CapRoverTypeScript
Heroku–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
CapRover5 items
Heroku6 items

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
HerokuHorizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach
CapRoverMulti-region
HerokuMulti-region
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

A self-hosted deployment platform that automates app builds, scaling, and management with built-in SSL support, allowing you to retain full control of your hosting infrastructure.

Independently observed

Heroku

Leader

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

Leader
from $500/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $7/month for hobby tier, with free tier available

  • freeFree
  • hobby$7/dyno/mo
  • standard-1x$25/dyno/mo
  • standard-2x$50/dyno/mo
  • performance$500/mo
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
CapRover✓
Heroku✓
Linux
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

10 total - 9 not shared
  • GitLab
  • Docker Compose
  • Docker Hub
  • Let's Encrypt
  • WordPress
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • Docker
  • Nginx
Independently observed

Heroku

Leader
7 total - 6 not shared
  • Twilio
  • Salesforce
  • Travis CI
  • RabbitMQ
  • Apigee
  • Heroku Postgres
Independently observed
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CapRover or Heroku: which one depends on you

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