# Heroku vs Koyeb

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Koyeb

| Attribute | Heroku | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 67.1 (73% (medium)) | 80.6 (71% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://www.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","question":"What is Koyeb?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Koyeb offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.10. 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.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","question":"Is Koyeb free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Koyeb 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.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","question":"What platforms does Koyeb support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Koyeb, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","question":"Can Koyeb be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 20 integrations for Koyeb, including Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, DigitalOcean and Vultr, plus 12 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","question":"What does Koyeb integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Koyeb. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Koyeb not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.koyeb.com","question":"What security certifications does Koyeb have?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","regions":"global_edge","edge_cdn":true,"runtimes":"Multiple popular languages and frameworks via Docker and native runtime support","autoscaling":"scale_to_zero","cli_and_api":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","git_push_deploy":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"DigitalOcean"},{"name":"Vultr"},{"name":"Wasabi"},{"name":"Scaleway"},{"name":"Minio"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"MistralAI"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic Claude"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Dagger"},{"name":"Neo4j"},{"name":"LlamaIndex"},{"name":"n8n"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier","features":["1GB RAM","0.25 CPU","50 active hours/month"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Serverless Postgres with included active hours","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"active_hours":"50/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Small","summary":"$20.89/month or $0.0000078/second","features":["1GB RAM","0.25 CPU"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20.89,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD","per_metric":"storage and operations"}],"description":"Serverless Postgres small database","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Medium","summary":"$42.85/month or $0.000016/second","features":["2GB RAM","0.5 CPU"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":42.85,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD","per_metric":"storage and operations"}],"description":"Serverless Postgres medium database","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Large","summary":"$96.42/month or $0.000036/second","features":["4GB RAM","1 CPU"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":96.42,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD","per_metric":"storage and operations"}],"description":"Serverless Postgres large database","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional storage","components":[{"kind":"fixed","unit":"per 10GB","amount":2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"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","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.koyeb.com/blog/koyeb-serverless-postgres-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:25:19.011Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":500,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.heroku.com/blog/security-rails-active-storage/ | - |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | Heroku | Koyeb |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-PR preview environments | ✓ | - |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | Buildpacks | Dockerfile |
| Runtime / language breadth | Node.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP | Multiple popular languages and frameworks via Docker and native runtime support |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | Horizontal | Scale-to-zero |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Geographic reach | Multi-region | Global edge |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:47:53.373Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*