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.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
Get a badge for your siteHeroku alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. HostUp icon
     4 likes

    HostUp, founded in early 2019 aims to provide reliable, fast and affordable hosting services. We have servers located in 3 different datacenters around the globe, and provisioning of cloud hosting couldn't be faster with an average time of 15s per container.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  2. Alibaba VPC is a virtual private cloud service that provides an isolated cloud network to operate resources in a secure environment.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Good alternative?
     
  3. Engine Yard icon
     7 likes

    Engine Yard Cloud is a top Platform as a Service (PaaS) for a wide range of applications, from small-scale web applications that run within a single compute instance, to large-scale enterprise applications that require the reliability, elasticity and performance of...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  4. InstaPods icon
     Like

    Cloud for Agents. Deploy apps with one CLI command — Built for AI-generated apps with CLI + MCP support for Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI agents.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  5. VibeNest icon
     Like

    VibeNest is a deployment platform for developers, indie makers, and vibe coders who want to turn supported GitHub repositories into live apps ready for first users.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  6. Nitric icon
     Like

    Nitric is a framework for rapid development of cloud-native and serverless applications. Define your apps in terms of the resources they need, then write the code for serverless function based APIs, event subscribers and scheduled jobs.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  7. Deckrun icon
     1 like

    Deckrun is a deployment platform designed to help developers and small teams run their applications on managed cloud providers without the usual complexity. By combining the ease of use of a PaaS with the power of Kubernetes, Deckrun allows you to turn the cloud into your own...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Good alternative?
     
  8. M3O icon
     Like

    M3O is an open source public cloud platform. An AWS alternative for the next generation of developers. Consume public APIs as simpler programmable building blocks for a 10x better developer experience.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  9. LetsCloud icon
     1 like

    LetsCloud takes cloud computing to a higher level with the best resources for developers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Thunder.so icon
     1 like

    Thunder is a cloud deployment platform that enables you to effortlessly deploy your web apps to AWS with minimal configuration.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Good alternative?
     
  11. Lunatic icon
     1 like

    Lunatic is an Erlang-inspired runtime for WebAssembly.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • WebAssembly
    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
    Good alternative?
     
  12. Codesphere icon
     2 likes

    Codesphere provides efficient collaboration, trivial deployments, and global scaling in one platform. Transitioning to cloud-native infrastructure has never been easier, no DevOps experience required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 6 of Heroku alternatives