Comparison

Heroku vs Netlify

On the evidence we track, Netlify leads this comparison with a composite score of 92/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Heroku full profile →Netlify full profile →

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Heroku60

★Netlify92

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Heroku	NetlifyLeader
Vioscale score	60 / 100low · 48%	92 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	50
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Heroku60 / 100low · 48%

Netlify92 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Heroku–

Netlify✓

Model

Herokucommercial

Netlifyfreemium

Price level

Heroku–

Netlifylow

Transparent

Heroku–

Netlify✓

Integrations

Count

Heroku3

Netlify50

Security

Disclosure policy

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

Gdpr

Heroku–

Netlify✓

Hipaa

Heroku–

Netlify✓

Iso27001

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

Pci

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

Soc2

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

Reliability

Sla pct

Heroku–

Netlify99.99

Status page

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

Market

Availability

HerokuAvailable worldwide · HQ US

NetlifyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	Heroku	Netlify
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	✓
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	-
Per-PR preview environments	-	✓
Build
Build system	Buildpacks	Framework-native
Runtime / language breadth	Node.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP	JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks and static sites (Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte,
Scale
Autoscaling	-	-
Deployment
Geographic reach	-	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	✓	✓

Deploy

Git-push auto-deploy

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

Deploy arbitrary container image

Heroku✓

Netlify-

Per-PR preview environments

Heroku-

Netlify✓

Build

Build system

HerokuBuildpacks

NetlifyFramework-native

Runtime / language breadth

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

NetlifyJavaScript/TypeScript frameworks and static sites (Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte,

Scale

Autoscaling

Heroku-

Netlify-

Deployment

Geographic reach

Heroku-

NetlifyGlobal edge

Hosting

HerokuCloud only

NetlifyCloud only

Data

Bundled managed data services

Heroku-

Netlify✓

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

Heroku-

Netlify✓

Custom domains + automatic TLS

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

Instant rollbacks

Heroku-

Netlify✓

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

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

Netlify

Leader

A cloud platform that enables developers to create, deploy, and manage web applications across multiple frameworks and AI-powered workflows. Offers git-based continuous deployment, serverless functions, managed databases, and global CDN infrastructure with integrated AI model access.

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.

Netlify

Leader

from $9/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free forever with 300 credits/month, or $9–$20/month for professional use; enterprise plans available on quote. Usage-based credits for deploys, compute, bandwidth, and AI inference.

FreeFree
- Unlimited deploy previews
- Deploy any framework from AI, Git, or API
- Agent Runners
- Netlify Functions & AI models
- Netlify Database
- +5 more
Personal$9/month with 1,000 credits
- Everything in Free
- Smart secret detection
- 1-day observability
- Priority email support
Pro$20/month with 3,000-20,000 credits based on tier selection
- Everything in Personal
- Private organization repos
- Shared environment variables
- 3+ concurrent builds (additional $40 each)
- 30-day analytics & metrics
- +1 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Pro
- 99.99% SLA
- Enterprise network tier
- High-performance builds (5x faster, 6x more memory)
- SSO & SCIM
- +4 more

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Platform & deployment

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

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

Platforms

Web

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

CLI

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Heroku✓

Netlify✓

Integrations

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

Heroku

3 total

GitHub
Twilio
Salesforce

Independently observed

Netlify

Leader

50 total

Optimizely
Builder.io
Contentful
Contentstack
CloudCannon
Crownpeak
Directus
DatoCMS
Hygraph
Kontent.ai
Prismic
Sanity
Sitecore
Storyblok
Strapi
Adobe Experience Manager
Agility CMS
React Bricks
Paligo
Wix
BigCommerce
Commerce Layer
commercetools
Elastic Path
+26 more

Independently observed

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