Heroku Review
IT & DEVELOPMENT SOFTWAREChoose Heroku when Salesforce-backed Cedar dynos with a Basic $7 always-on floor are the job — not Render by default, and not Eco sleep as production TCO.
Starting price
$7.00/user/month
Free plan
No
Free trial
No
Best for
Teams that want Salesforce-backed Cedar dynos with a published Basic $7 always-on floor
SoftwareGlimpse review
7.7/10
Good
- ease of use8
- it job fit9
- workflow depth8
- integrations8
- admin security8
- scalability8
Heroku plans & pricing
Verified 2026-08-18 from heroku.com/pricing Cedar dynos (high confidence). Eco $5 (sleeps after 30 min, personal only) — not the always-on research floor. Basic $7 always-on = startingPriceMonthly 7. Standard-1X $25; Standard-2X $50; Performance-M $250+. No forever-free dyno. Affiliate economics excluded.
Standard-1X
$25.00
per month
- Everything in Basic, plus:
- Standard-1X buyers
Standard-2X
$50.00
per month
- Everything in Standard-1X, plus:
- Standard-2X buyers
Performance-M
$250.00
per month
- Everything in Standard-2X, plus:
- Performance-M buyers
Estimate team cost
Rough monthly and annual cost for Heroku based on list pricing. Confirm rates on the vendor site before buying.
- Monthly
- $25.00
- Annual
- $300.00
Heroku pricing compared
| Metric | Heroku | Render | Railway | Fly.io | WP Engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $7.00/user/month | $25.00/user/month | $5.00/user/month | $1.94/user/month | $30.00/user/month |
| Free plan | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |