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Comparison

Heroku vs Platform.sh

No clear leader: Heroku (67.1) and Platform.sh (62.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Heroku full profile →Platform.sh full profile →
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Heroku67
Platform.sh63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Heroku67 / 100medium · 73%
Platform.sh63 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tier
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓
Model
Herokufreemium
Platform.shcommercial
Price level
Herokuhigh
Platform.shunknown
Starting price
Heroku$500
Platform.sh–
Transparent
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓
Integrations
Count
Heroku6
Platform.sh3
Security
Disclosure policy
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓
Hipaa
Heroku✓
Platform.sh–
Iso27001
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓
Pci
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓
Soc2
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Heroku6 items
Platform.sh7 items

Capabilities

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

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Heroku✓
Platform.sh-
Deploy arbitrary container image
Heroku✓
Platform.sh-
Per-PR preview environments
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓
Build
Build system
HerokuBuildpacks
Platform.sh-
Runtime / language breadth
HerokuNode.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP
Platform.shDiverse application types supported
Scale
Autoscaling
HerokuHorizontal
Platform.shHorizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach
HerokuMulti-region
Platform.sh-
Hosting
HerokuCloud only
Platform.shCloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
Heroku✓
Platform.sh-
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Heroku-
Platform.sh-
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Heroku✓
Platform.sh-
Instant rollbacks
Heroku✓
Platform.sh-
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓

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

Platform.sh

A cloud platform that enables development teams to build, test, and deploy applications with control over resource allocation per component. Provides unlimited preview environments with full data cloning, horizontal and vertical scaling capabilities, custom domain support, and team collaboration features.

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

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 verify ↗

Platform.sh

from £0.01/moHybridFree tier15-day trial

From £7.50/project + £8.50/user/month. Pay-as-you-go for resources. 15-day free trial with credits, no card required.

  • Project resourcesPay for resources provisioned: CPU/memory per hour, storage per GB, plus £7.50/project/month
  • User license£8.50/user/mo
    • Custom project/environment permissions
    • Teams management
    • MFA enforcement
    • SSO: Google, OIDC
  • Advanced user management£7.50/user/mo
    • Advanced permissions
    • Teams management
    • MFA enforcement
    • SSO: Google, OIDC (Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, PingID, Ory)
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓
CLI
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Heroku✓
Platform.sh✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Heroku

7 total - 6 not shared
  • Twilio
  • Salesforce
  • Travis CI
  • RabbitMQ
  • Apigee
  • Heroku Postgres
Independently observed

Platform.sh

3 total - 2 not shared
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Heroku or Platform.sh: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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