vioscale
Comparison

Heroku vs Koyeb

On the evidence we track, Koyeb leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Heroku full profile →Koyeb full profile →
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Heroku60
★Koyeb81
Score
Vioscale score
Heroku60 / 100low · 48%
Koyeb81 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Heroku–
Koyeb✓
Model
Price level
Heroku–
Koyeblow
Transparent
Heroku–
Koyeb✓
Integrations
Count
Heroku3
Koyeb20
Security
Disclosure policy
Heroku✓
Koyeb–
Iso27001
Heroku✓
Koyeb✓
Pci
Heroku✓
Koyeb–
Soc2
Heroku✓
Koyeb✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Heroku–
Koyeb99.99
Status page
Heroku✓
Koyeb✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Heroku✓
Koyeb✓
Deploy arbitrary container image
Heroku✓
Koyeb✓
Per-PR preview environments
Heroku-
Koyeb-
Build
Build system
HerokuBuildpacks
KoyebDockerfile
Runtime / language breadth
HerokuNode.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP
KoyebMultiple popular languages and frameworks via Docker and native runtime support
Scale
Autoscaling
Heroku-
KoyebScale-to-zero
Deployment
Geographic reach
Heroku-
KoyebGlobal edge
Hosting
HerokuCloud only
KoyebCloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
Heroku-
Koyeb✓
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Heroku-
Koyeb✓
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Heroku✓
Koyeb-
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Heroku✓
Koyeb-
Instant rollbacks
Heroku-
Koyeb-
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Heroku✓
Koyeb✓

What each one is

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

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

Koyeb

Leader

A cloud platform that enables developers to deploy and scale AI applications, APIs, and managed databases without managing infrastructure. Provides serverless compute with automatic scaling, edge deployment across 50+ global locations, and support for intensive workloads.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Heroku

Pricing not documented yet.

Koyeb

Leader
from $0.10/moHybridFree tier

From free tier (50 active hours/month) to $96.42/month for Large Postgres; usage-based add-ons for storage and operations at $0.10/GB

  • FreeFree
    • 1GB RAM
    • 0.25 CPU
    • 50 active hours/month
  • Small$20.89/month or $0.0000078/second
    • 1GB RAM
    • 0.25 CPU
  • Medium$42.85/month or $0.000016/second
    • 2GB RAM
    • 0.5 CPU
  • Large$96.42/month or $0.000036/second
    • 4GB RAM
    • 1 CPU
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Heroku✓
Koyeb✓
CLI
Heroku✓
Koyeb✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Heroku✓
Koyeb✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Heroku

3 total - 2 not shared
  • Twilio
  • Salesforce
Independently observed

Koyeb

Leader
20 total - 19 not shared
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • DigitalOcean
  • Vultr
  • Wasabi
  • Scaleway
  • Minio
  • Ollama
  • MistralAI
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • Dagger
  • Neo4j
  • LlamaIndex
  • n8n
Independently observed

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