FireHydrant vs Heroku
Compare FireHydrant and Heroku on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
FireHydrant
Incident response — Free up to 10 responders; Pro $25/responder/mo annual; Enterprise custom; 14-day Pro trial. Does not outrank PagerDuty 8.0.
Best for
- • Teams that want incident command with a 10-responder free path
- • Buyers comparing FireHydrant Pro $25 to Rootly $20 and incident.io Team $15
- • Orgs that will keep PagerDuty for paging and add FireHydrant for command
Starting from $25.00/user/mo
Free plan available
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Our verdict
No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.
FireHydrant is better for
- ✓ Free plan
Heroku is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
- ✓ Security & admin
Tie
- • Integrations
Choose FireHydrant if: Teams that want incident command with a 10-responder free path
Choose Heroku if: Teams that want Salesforce-backed Cedar dynos with a published Basic $7 always-on floor
Heroku
Cloud PaaS / Cedar dynos — Eco $5 (sleeps); Basic $7 always-on (research floor); Standard-1X $25; Standard-2X $50; Performance-M $250+. No forever-free dyno. Does not outrank Render 7.9.
Best for
- • Teams that want Salesforce-backed Cedar dynos with a published Basic $7 always-on floor
- • Buyers comparing Heroku Basic to Railway Hobby/Pro and Render Pro $25
- • Orgs that will not treat Eco sleep dynos as production always-on TCO
Starting from $7.00/user/mo
No free plan
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