Heroku vs Oxylabs
Compare Heroku and Oxylabs on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
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
VS
Our verdict
No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.
Heroku is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
Tie
- • Integrations
- • Security & admin
Choose Heroku if: Teams that want Salesforce-backed Cedar dynos with a published Basic $7 always-on floor
Choose Oxylabs if: Data teams that need enterprise residential/datacenter proxies with published self-serve floors
Oxylabs
Enterprise proxy + Web Scraper API — Residential Starter 5GB $30/mo ($6/GB); Web Scraper API from $49/mo; ISO 27001.
Best for
- • Data teams that need enterprise residential/datacenter proxies with published self-serve floors
- • Buyers who want Web Scraper API and proxy lines from one vendor
- • Projects that need ISO 27001-certified collection infrastructure
Starting from $30.00/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Heroku and Oxylabs. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- Heroku
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
Heroku publishes a lower researched starting floor ($7/mo vs $30/mo for Oxylabs). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
HerokuStrongerOxylabsWeaker - Depends
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Heroku does not research a free plan; Oxylabs does not research a free plan.
HerokuDependsOxylabsDepends - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Heroku and Oxylabs on current vendor packaging.
HerokuDependsOxylabsDepends - Tie
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Heroku and Oxylabs are close on integrations (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Heroku8/10Oxylabs8/10 - Tie
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Heroku and Oxylabs are close on security admin (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
HerokuTieOxylabsTie
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