# Heroku vs Netlify

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Netlify

| Attribute | Heroku | Netlify |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 67.1 (73% (medium)) | 79.3 (72% (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 for building, deploying, and managing web applications using Git workflows, serverless functions, built-in AI integration, and edge content delivery. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://www.netlify.com","question":"What is Netlify?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Netlify offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Personal, Pro and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.netlify.com","question":"Is Netlify free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Netlify 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.netlify.com","question":"What platforms does Netlify support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Netlify, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.netlify.com","question":"Can Netlify be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 51 integrations for Netlify, including Optimizely, Builder.io, Contentful, Contentstack, CloudCannon, Crownpeak, Directus and DatoCMS, plus 43 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.netlify.com","question":"What does Netlify integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Netlify. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Netlify not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.netlify.com/trust-center/","question":"What security certifications does Netlify have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Netlify is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.netlify.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Netlify available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| 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. | An integrated platform that helps teams create web applications and sites using AI agents, traditional code, or visual building, with automatic deployment to global infrastructure, serverless functions, managed databases, and enterprise-grade security. |
| 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":"JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks and static sites (Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, ","rollbacks":true,"autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"framework","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 5 |
| 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":"Optimizely"},{"name":"Builder.io"},{"name":"Contentful"},{"name":"Contentstack"},{"name":"CloudCannon"},{"name":"Crownpeak"},{"name":"Directus"},{"name":"DatoCMS"},{"name":"Hygraph"},{"name":"Kontent.ai"},{"name":"Prismic"},{"name":"Sanity"},{"name":"Sitecore"},{"name":"Storyblok"},{"name":"Strapi"},{"name":"Adobe Experience Manager"},{"name":"Agility CMS"},{"name":"React Bricks"},{"name":"Paligo"},{"name":"Wix"},{"name":"BigCommerce"},{"name":"Commerce Layer"},{"name":"commercetools"},{"name":"Elastic Path"},{"name":"Nacelle"},{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Spryker"},{"name":"VTEX"},{"name":"Aiven"},{"name":"Squid Cloud"},{"name":"CockroachDB"},{"name":"Couchbase"},{"name":"DataStax"},{"name":"Fauna"},{"name":"Prerender.io"},{"name":"Simple Analytics"},{"name":"Fireproof"},{"name":"HUMAN Security"},{"name":"Stately"},{"name":"Hashicorp Terraform"},{"name":"Nile"},{"name":"Jamsocket"},{"name":"Arcjet"},{"name":"Salesforce Commerce Cloud"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"OpenRouter"},{"name":"Kimi"},{"name":"DeepSeek"},{"name":"Google Gemini","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"scm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cursor Origin","native":true,"category":"git"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"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":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Personal","description":"Credit-based","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","description":"Credit-based","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Credit-based usage billing on Free, Personal, Pro, and Enterprise plans","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.netlify.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T15:54:39.049Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":500,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27018","status":"active"},{"name":"PCI DSS v4.0","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.heroku.com/blog/security-rails-active-storage/ | https://www.netlify.com/security/ |

## Capabilities (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 | Horizontal | Horizontal |
| **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 2026-10-16T19:03:11.143Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*