# Clever Cloud vs Heroku

| Attribute | Clever Cloud | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 69.2 (73% (medium)) | 67.1 (73% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud platform enabling developers to deploy applications via git push with automatic scaling, monitoring, and maintenance. Supports multiple runtimes and programming languages, with options for cloud-hosted, on-premise, and air-gapped deployments. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://www.clever.cloud/blog/company/2015/07/22/new-flavours-pricing-update/","question":"What is Clever Cloud?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Clever Cloud is a paid product; published pricing starts at €4.50 per month. It is sold across 2 plans (Pico and Nano). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.clever.cloud/blog/company/2015/07/22/new-flavours-pricing-update/","question":"How much does Clever Cloud cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Clever Cloud supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.clever.cloud/blog/company/2015/07/22/new-flavours-pricing-update/","question":"What platforms does Clever Cloud support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Clever Cloud can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and air-gapped, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.clever.cloud/blog/company/2015/07/22/new-flavours-pricing-update/","question":"Can Clever Cloud be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Clever Cloud, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Jenkins, GitLab, Artifactory and ElasticSearch, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.clever.cloud/blog/company/2015/07/22/new-flavours-pricing-update/","question":"What does Clever Cloud integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 and GDPR for Clever Cloud. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Clever Cloud not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.clever.cloud/blog/engineering/2022/01/11/security-update-about-colors-and-faker/","question":"What security certifications does Clever Cloud have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Clever Cloud is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in France.","source":"https://www.clever.cloud/blog/company/2015/07/22/new-flavours-pricing-update/","question":"Where is Clever Cloud available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://www.heroku.com/blog/dynos-pricing-ga/","question":"What is Heroku?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Heroku supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.heroku.com/blog/dynos-pricing-ga/","question":"What platforms does Heroku support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Heroku, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.heroku.com/blog/dynos-pricing-ga/","question":"Can Heroku be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Heroku, including GitHub, Twilio and Salesforce. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.heroku.com/blog/dynos-pricing-ga/","question":"What does Heroku integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Heroku. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Heroku not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.heroku.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Heroku have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Heroku is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.heroku.com/blog/dynos-pricing-ga/","question":"Where is Heroku available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"air_gapped":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","regions":"multi","runtimes":"Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, Scala, Docker, FrankenPHP, Bun, V language, and othe","autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"buildpacks","git_push_deploy":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","regions":"multi","runtimes":"Node.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP","rollbacks":true,"autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"buildpacks","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 19 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Artifactory"},{"name":"ElasticSearch"},{"name":"Kibana"},{"name":"ElasticAPM"},{"name":"Keycloak"},{"name":"Matomo"},{"name":"Metabase"},{"name":"Otoroshi"},{"name":"Varnish"},{"name":"Redirection.io"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"OVHcloud"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Prometheus","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Apache Pulsar","native":true,"category":"messaging"},{"name":"Grafana","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Twilio"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Travis CI","native":false,"category":"ci"},{"name":"RabbitMQ","native":false,"category":"messaging"},{"name":"Apigee","native":false,"category":"api"},{"name":"Heroku Postgres","native":true,"category":"database"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pico","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4.98,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"256MB RAM, shared vCPU instance","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Nano","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":6.64,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"512MB RAM, shared vCPU instance","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $4.98/month for Pico instances","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.clever.cloud/blog/company/2015/07/22/new-flavours-pricing-update/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T15:58:20.509Z","startingPrice":{"amount":4.98,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"free","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Sleeping dynos with up to 18 hours of monthly activity, automatic sleep and recharge cycles"},{"free":false,"name":"hobby","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"dyno","amount":7,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"512MB RAM dyno with 24/7 uptime, single dyno per process type"},{"free":false,"name":"standard-1x","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"dyno","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"512MB RAM professional dyno with auto-scaling, metrics, preboot, and fast builds"},{"free":false,"name":"standard-2x","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"dyno","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"1GB RAM professional dyno with auto-scaling and all standard features"},{"free":false,"name":"performance","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Isolated dyno for high-traffic applications requiring dedicated resources and consistent performance"}],"summary":"From $7/month for hobby tier, with free tier available","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.heroku.com/blog/dynos-pricing-ga/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T10:37:07.139Z","startingPrice":{"amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | high |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":4.98,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":500,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"ISO 27001:2022","status":"active"},{"name":"Health Data Hosting (HDS)","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.clever.cloud/blog/company/2016/04/04/security-is-a-process/ | https://www.heroku.com/blog/security-rails-active-storage/ |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:51:39.406Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*