CircleCI vs Heroku
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| CircleCI | Heroku | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | CircleCI keeps your code tested, trusted, and ready to ship 24/7 with minimal human oversight. circleci.com | The Cloud Application Platform For Building, Deploying, and Scaling Apps heroku.com |
| Starting at | $15 Performance / month free plan listed | Not observed |
| Platforms | Arm, Docker, Linux, Windows, macOS, self hosted runners circleci.com | Not observed |
| Deployment | Cloud, Runner (hybrid), Server (on-prem) circleci.com | PaaS heroku.com |
| Integrations | Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, HashiCorp Vault, Heroku, GitHub CLI circleci.com | Data Cloud, Salesforce CRM, Heroku Postgres, Apache Kafka on Heroku, Heroku Connect, Heroku Key-Value Store, Judoscale Universal Autoscaler, Heroku Scheduler, Cloudinary - Image and Video Management, Knapsack Pro, DocRaptor heroku.com |
| Compliance | SOC 2 support.circleci.com | HIPAA heroku.com |
| Free plan | Yes circleci.com | Not observed |
| Plans | Free, Performance, Scale, Premium circleci.com | Eco, dyno-4c-8gb heroku.com |
| Pricing basis | Credits are the currency of CircleCI. circleci.com | Not observed |
Where they differ
- CircleCI’s pages state a free plan; AirStack has not found that on Heroku’s pages.
- Heroku claims HIPAA on its own pages; CircleCI’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- CircleCI claims SOC 2 on its own pages; Heroku’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
Prices are list prices as written on each pricing page; check them before you buy. Nothing here is a ranking or a recommendation.