Heroku Alternatives

Heroku is described as 'Platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud' and is a very popular Cloud Hosting service in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Heroku, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including SaaS, Self-Hosted, Linux and Windows apps. The best Heroku alternative is CapRover, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Heroku are OpenShift, Replit, Coolify and Kubernetes.

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  1. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) gives you full control over your virtual networking environment, including resource placement, connectivity, and security. Get started by setting up your VPC in the AWS service console.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
     
  2. Knative icon
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    Kubernetes-based platform to deploy and manage modern serverless workloads.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
     
  3. Oracle VCN provides customizable and private cloud networks in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. Cloud 66 icon
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    Cloud 66 gives you everything you need to build, deploy and maintain your applications on any cloud, without the headache of dealing with “server stuff”.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Apprenda icon
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    Apprenda is an Open Platform as a Service (PaaS) stack that enables any organization to transform their existing infrastructure into a self-service cloud application platform.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  6. Joyent icon
     3 likes

    A Joyent Cloud provided free development sandbox for users of Node.js. Use the only field-proven, carrier-grade cloud infrastructure platform.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Coherence icon
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    Coherence automates DevOps and Platform Engineering for teams that are focused on finding and refining PMF. With Coherence teams can code faster, test sooner, and deploy more frequently.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Render icon
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    Render is a modern cloud provider that makes it effortless and instant to deploy your code in production.

    54 Render alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    rosano
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    Painless automatic SSL for all domains, including wildcard.

    Anurag Goel
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    Easier to use and less expensive.

    Guest
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    It is more flexible and less expensive.

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    • Most users think Render is a great Heroku alternative.

    • Render is Freemium and ProprietaryHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
  9. Qoddi icon
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    Qoddi.com - NoOps App platform for developers and businesses, Containers as a Service - Deploy, manage and scale apps in seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. Flynn icon
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    Flynn is an open-source PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) inspired by Heroku that simplifies deploying and maintaining applications.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Microtica icon
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    Microtica is a self-service DevOps automation platform that enables companies and individuals to adopt cloud much faster.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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