Heroku popularized the git-push deployment model and still has the deepest third-party add-on marketplace of any PaaS. Since killing its free tier, price-sensitive developers have migrated to Render or Railway, which now undercut it on comparable plans.
Heroku
4.22.5k reviewsFrom $5/mo
The original developer-friendly PaaS — still widely used, though it's lost ground to Render and Railway on pricing.
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Strengths
Ease of Use
80
Value
68
Features
84
Support
78
Pricing
Starter
From $5/mo
- Core features
- Community support
- Limited usage
Pro
From $5/mo
- Everything in Starter
- Priority support
- Higher usage limits
- Advanced features
Enterprise
Custom
- Everything in Pro
- Dedicated account manager
- SSO & advanced security
- Custom contracts
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