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Clever Cloud vs Heroku

No clear leader: Clever Cloud (69.2) and Heroku (67.1) 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.

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Clever Cloud69
Heroku67
Score
vioscaleAI score
Clever Cloud69 / 100medium · 73%
Heroku67 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Clever Cloud✗
Heroku✓
Model
Clever Cloudcommercial
Herokufreemium
Price level
Clever Cloudlow
Herokuhigh
Starting price
Clever Cloud$4.98
Heroku$500
Transparent
Clever Cloud✓
Heroku✓
Integrations
Count
Clever Cloud19
Heroku6
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Clever Cloud✓
Heroku✓
Gdpr
Clever Cloud✓
Heroku–
Hipaa
Clever Cloud–
Heroku✓
Iso27001
Clever Cloud✓
Heroku✓
Pci
Clever Cloud–
Heroku✓
Soc2
Clever Cloud–
Heroku✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Clever Cloud99.9
Heroku–
Status page
Clever Cloud✓
Heroku✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Clever Cloud7 items
Heroku6 items

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
HerokuHorizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach
Clever CloudMulti-region
HerokuMulti-region
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 managed platform-as-a-service for developers that handles deployment, runtime monitoring, automatic updates, and infrastructure management. Applications deploy via a simple git push without requiring Docker configuration or manual setup.

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.

Clever Cloud

from $4.98/moSubscription

From $4.98/month for Pico instances

  • Pico$4.98/mo
  • Nano$6.64/mo
as of verify ↗

Heroku

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
Clever Cloud✓
Heroku✓
CLI
Clever Cloud✓
Heroku✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
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

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

Heroku

7 total
  • GitHub
  • Twilio
  • Salesforce
  • Travis CI
  • RabbitMQ
  • Apigee
  • Heroku Postgres
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Clever Cloud or Heroku: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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