Heroku vs Render
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.
| Heroku | Render | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | The Cloud Application Platform For Building, Deploying, and Scaling Apps heroku.com | Render | The cloud for builders render.com |
| Starting at | Not observed | $ 25 Pro / month free plan listed |
| Deployment | PaaS heroku.com | Not observed |
| Integrations | 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 | Datadog render.com |
| Compliance | HIPAA heroku.com | GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2 render.com |
| Free plan | Not observed | Yes render.com |
| Plans | Eco, dyno-4c-8gb heroku.com | Enterprise, Hobby, Pro, Scale, Professional render.com |
| Pricing basis | Not observed | Render charges for three things: your workspace plan (flat subscription), metered features like bandwidth render.com |
| Customers (their claim) | Not observed | Trusted by over 8 million developers render.com |
Where they differ
- Render’s pages state a free plan; AirStack has not found that on Heroku’s pages.
- Render claims GDPR on its own pages; Heroku’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- Render claims ISO 27001 on its own pages; Heroku’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- Render 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.