Comparison

Cloudflare Pages 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Cloudflare Pages52
Heroku60
Score
Vioscale score
Cloudflare Pages52 / 100low · 21%
Heroku60 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tier
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku
Model
Cloudflare Pagesfree
Price level
Cloudflare Pagesfree
Heroku
Transparent
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku
Integrations
Count
Cloudflare Pages8
Heroku3
Security
Disclosure policy
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku
Iso27001
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku
Pci
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku
Soc2
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku
Reliability
Status page
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku
Market
Availability
Cloudflare Pages

Capabilities

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

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku
Deploy arbitrary container image
Cloudflare Pages-
Heroku
Per-PR preview environments
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku-
Build
Build system
Cloudflare PagesFramework-native
HerokuBuildpacks
Runtime / language breadth
Cloudflare PagesJavaScript/Node.js
HerokuNode.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP
Scale
Autoscaling
Cloudflare Pages-
Heroku-
Deployment
Geographic reach
Cloudflare PagesGlobal edge
Heroku-
Hosting
Cloudflare PagesCloud only
HerokuCloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
Cloudflare Pages-
Heroku-
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku-
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Cloudflare Pages-
Heroku
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Cloudflare Pages-
Heroku
Instant rollbacks
Cloudflare Pages-
Heroku-
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku

What each one is

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

Cloudflare Pages

A cloud deployment platform that connects to your Git repositories and automatically builds and publishes your website. Includes collaboration features, preview links for every change, and integrated analytics.

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.

Cloudflare Pages

Free tier

Free tier available with 500 monthly deploys and unlimited collaborators. Paid plans available (contact sales).

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited collaborators
    • Preview deployments with shareable links
    • Built-in web analytics
    • Git integration (GitHub, GitLab)
    • Custom domains
    • +1 more
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
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku
CLI
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudflare Pages
Heroku

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Cloudflare Pages

8 total - 7 not shared
  • GitLab
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Cloudflare Access
  • React
  • Vue
  • Gatsby
  • Hugo
Independently observed

Heroku

Leader
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.