Clerk 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.
| Clerk | Heroku | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | More than APIs. The complete user layer for modern apps. clerk.com | The Cloud Application Platform For Building, Deploying, and Scaling Apps heroku.com |
| Starting at | $25 Pro / month free plan listed | Not observed |
| Deployment | Not observed | PaaS heroku.com |
| Integrations | Convex, Supabase, Vercel, Facebook, GitHub, Google, Firebase, Grafbase, Hasura, Instant, Neon, Nhost, Prisma Postgres, Shopify, Vercel Marketplace, Encore, Google Analytics clerk.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 | CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 clerk.com | HIPAA heroku.com |
| Free plan | Yes clerk.com | Not observed |
| Plans | Business, Hobby, Pro, Enterprise clerk.com | Eco, dyno-4c-8gb heroku.com |
| Pricing basis | Clerk pricing is based on Monthly Retained Users (MRU), not traditional MAU. clerk.com | Not observed |
Where they differ
- Clerk’s pages state a free plan; AirStack has not found that on Heroku’s pages.
- Clerk claims GDPR on its own pages; Heroku’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- Clerk 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.