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Comparison

Heroku vs Vercel

On the evidence we track, Vercel leads this comparison with a composite score of 85/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Heroku67
★Vercel85
Score
vioscaleAI score
Heroku67 / 100medium · 73%
Vercel85 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Model
Herokufreemium
Vercelfreemium
Price level
Herokuhigh
Vercelmid
Starting price
Heroku$500
Vercel$20
Transparent
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Integrations
Count
Heroku6
Vercel2
Security
Certifications
Heroku–
VercelHIPAA BAA
Disclosure policy
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Gdpr
Heroku–
Vercel✓
Hipaa
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Iso27001
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Pci
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Soc2
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Heroku–
Vercel99.99
Status page
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Heroku6 items
Vercel6 items

Capabilities

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

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Deploy arbitrary container image
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Per-PR preview environments
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Build
Build system
HerokuBuildpacks
VercelDockerfile
Runtime / language breadth
HerokuNode.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP
VercelTypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Next.js
Scale
Autoscaling
HerokuHorizontal
VercelScale-to-zero
Deployment
Geographic reach
HerokuMulti-region
VercelGlobal edge
Hosting
HerokuCloud only
VercelCloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
Heroku✓
Vercel-
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Heroku-
Vercel✓
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Heroku✓
Vercel-
Instant rollbacks
Heroku✓
Vercel✓
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Heroku✓
Vercel✓

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

Vercel

Leader

A cloud platform that enables developers and AI agents to build, deploy, and scale web applications and services globally. Offers integrated developer tools, serverless functions, container deployment, and infrastructure for coordinating intelligent agents.

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 ↗

Vercel

Leader
from $20/seat/moHybridFree tier

Hobby free tier; Pro usage-based with optional monthly add-ons ($10–$350); Enterprise custom

  • HobbyFree
    • 1M monthly invocations
    • 5K image transformations
    • 300K cache reads
    • 100K cache writes
  • ProUsage-based with monthly credit; additional features $10–$350/month
    • Usage-based infrastructure billing
    • Team seat management
    • Optional add-ons for SSO, analytics, monitoring
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom pricing
    • Higher usage limits
    • Dedicated support
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

Vercel

Leader
3 total - 2 not shared
  • Statsig
  • Slack
Independently observed
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Heroku or Vercel: which one depends on you

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