Comparison

Clever Cloud vs Heroku

On the evidence we track, Heroku leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Clever Cloud54
Heroku60
Score
Vioscale score
Clever Cloud54 / 100medium · 73%
Heroku60 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Model
Clever Cloudcommercial
Price level
Clever Cloudlow
Heroku
Transparent
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Integrations
Count
Clever Cloud19
Heroku3
Security
Disclosure policy
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Gdpr
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Iso27001
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Pci
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Soc2
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Reliability
Status page
Clever Cloud
Heroku

Capabilities

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

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Deploy arbitrary container image
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Per-PR preview environments
Clever Cloud-
Heroku-
Build
Build system
Clever CloudBuildpacks
HerokuBuildpacks
Runtime / language breadth
Clever CloudNode.js, Python, Java, PHP, Scala, Docker, FrankenPHP, Bun, V language, and othe
HerokuNode.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP
Scale
Autoscaling
Clever CloudHorizontal
Heroku-
Deployment
Geographic reach
Clever CloudMulti-region
Heroku-
Hosting
Clever CloudCloud + self-hosted
HerokuCloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
Clever Cloud
Heroku-
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Clever Cloud-
Heroku-
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Clever Cloud-
Heroku
Instant rollbacks
Clever Cloud-
Heroku-
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Clever Cloud
Heroku

What each one is

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

Clever Cloud

A cloud-native platform-as-a-service that handles application deployment, runtime management, and infrastructure maintenance. It emphasizes sovereignty by operating its own datacenters, supports multiple deployment models (cloud, on-premise, air-gapped), and is built on open standards with no vendor lock-in.

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.

Clever Cloud

from €4.50/moSubscription

From €4.50/month for compute instances

  • Pico€4.50/month
  • Nano€6.00/month
as of verify ↗

Heroku

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Clever Cloud
Heroku
CLI
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Self-hosted
Clever Cloud
Heroku
On-premise
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Hybrid
Clever Cloud
Heroku
Air-gapped
Clever Cloud
Heroku

Integrations

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

Clever Cloud

19 total
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • Artifactory
  • ElasticSearch
  • Kibana
  • ElasticAPM
  • Keycloak
  • Matomo
  • Metabase
  • Otoroshi
  • Varnish
  • Redirection.io
  • Terraform
  • OVHcloud
  • Git
Independently observed

Heroku

Leader
3 total
  • GitHub
  • Twilio
  • Salesforce
Independently observed

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