Comparison

Google Cloud Run 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.

Google Cloud Run full profile →Heroku full profile →

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Google Cloud Run48

★Heroku67

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Google Cloud Run	HerokuLeader
vioscaleAI score	48 / 100low · 48%	67 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	high
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$500
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	6
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.heroku.com/blog/security-rails-active-storage/
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Google Cloud Run48 / 100low · 48%

Heroku67 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Google Cloud Run✓

Heroku✓

Model

Google Cloud Runfreemium

Herokufreemium

Price level

Google Cloud Runlow

Herokuhigh

Starting price

Google Cloud Run–

Heroku$500

Transparent

Google Cloud Run✗

Heroku✓

Integrations

Count

Google Cloud Run2

Heroku6

Security

Disclosure policy

Google Cloud Run–

Heroku✓

Hipaa

Google Cloud Run–

Heroku✓

Iso27001

Google Cloud Run–

Heroku✓

Pci

Google Cloud Run–

Heroku✓

Soc2

Google Cloud Run–

Heroku✓

Trust center

Google Cloud Run–

Herokuhttps://www.heroku.com/blog/security-rails-active-storage/

Reliability

Status page

Google Cloud Run✓

Heroku✓

Market

Availability

Google Cloud RunAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

HerokuAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Google Cloud Run5 items

Heroku6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Google Cloud Run	Heroku
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	✓
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	✓
Per-PR preview environments	-	✓
Build
Build system	Buildpacks	Buildpacks
Runtime / language breadth	Go, Node.js, Python, Java, .NET Core, Ruby, and any language via containers	Node.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP
Scale
Autoscaling	Scale-to-zero	Horizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach	Multi-region	Multi-region
Hosting	Cloud only	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	✓	✓

Deploy

Git-push auto-deploy

Google Cloud Run✓

Heroku✓

Deploy arbitrary container image

Google Cloud Run✓

Heroku✓

Per-PR preview environments

Google Cloud Run-

Heroku✓

Build

Build system

Google Cloud RunBuildpacks

HerokuBuildpacks

Runtime / language breadth

Google Cloud RunGo, Node.js, Python, Java, .NET Core, Ruby, and any language via containers

HerokuNode.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP

Scale

Autoscaling

Google Cloud RunScale-to-zero

HerokuHorizontal

Deployment

Geographic reach

Google Cloud RunMulti-region

HerokuMulti-region

Hosting

Google Cloud RunCloud only

HerokuCloud only

Data

Bundled managed data services

Google Cloud Run-

Heroku✓

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

Google Cloud Run-

Heroku-

Custom domains + automatic TLS

Google Cloud Run-

Heroku✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

Google Cloud Run✓

Heroku✓

Instant rollbacks

Google Cloud Run-

Heroku✓

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

Google Cloud Run✓

Heroku✓

What each one is

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

Google Cloud Run

Cloud Run is a hosted service that executes containerized applications or source code on Google's infrastructure with automatic scaling based on traffic. Developers can deploy code in popular languages via containers or source directly, and the platform can automatically build and deploy changes when code is pushed to version control.

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.

Google Cloud Run

HybridFree tier

Free tier: 2 million requests per month. Pay per request when usage exceeds free tier.

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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 2026-10-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Google Cloud Run	Heroku
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Google Cloud Run✓

Heroku✓

CLI

Google Cloud Run✓

Heroku✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Google Cloud Run✓

Heroku✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitHub

Google Cloud Run

2 total - 1 not shared

Independently observed

Heroku

Leader

7 total - 6 not shared

Twilio
Salesforce
Travis CI
RabbitMQ
Apigee
Heroku Postgres

Independently observed

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