# Cloudflare Pages vs Heroku

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Heroku

| Attribute | Cloudflare Pages | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 51.5 (21% (low)) | 59.9 (48% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud deployment platform that connects to your Git repositories and automatically builds and publishes your website. Includes collaboration features, preview links for every change, and integrated analytics. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","regions":"global_edge","edge_cdn":true,"runtimes":"JavaScript/Node.js","cli_and_api":true,"build_system":"framework","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","runtimes":"Node.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"buildpacks","git_push_deploy":true,"container_deploy":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 8 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Cloudflare Workers"},{"name":"Cloudflare Access"},{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Gatsby"},{"name":"Hugo"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Twilio"},{"name":"Salesforce"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier with 500 deploys/month and unlimited seats","features":["Unlimited collaborators","Preview deployments with shareable links","Built-in web analytics","Git integration (GitHub, GitLab)","Custom domains","Cloudflare Access control for preview security"],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"deploys":"500/month"}}],"summary":"Free tier available with 500 monthly deploys and unlimited collaborators. Paid plans available (contact sales).","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pages.cloudflare.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:44:16.717Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | free | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | Cloudflare Pages | Heroku |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | - | ✓ |
| Per-PR preview environments | ✓ | - |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | Framework-native | Buildpacks |
| Runtime / language breadth | JavaScript/Node.js | Node.js, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, Scala, PHP |
| **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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:26:32.514Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*