- Starting price
- $5/mo
- Website
- heroku.com
About Heroku
Heroku is a cloud application platform that helps developers ship apps from idea to production. It’s a fully managed hosting platform built for developers and teams who want scalable infrastructure and a rich ecosystem of add-ons to focus on code.
Key Features
When you’re deploying, scaling, and maintaining apps, Heroku provides a managed runtime and integrated services to streamline workflows:
Dynos
Runs apps inside smart containers called dynos on a reliable, fully managed runtime.
Heroku Postgres
Fully managed PostgreSQL database service, secure and scalable, optimized for developers.
GitHub Integration
Spin up disposable Review Apps for PRs and deploy branches automatically on every push.
Continuous Delivery (Heroku Flow)
Visual, efficient release process that makes continuous deployment easier.
Summary
Best for developers building web apps, DevOps teams managing deployments, and AI/ML teams prototyping and deploying models.
Pricing
View pricingPlans and prices as listed on heroku.com as of Sep 24, 2026.
Eco
$5 / month
- Deploy with Git and Docker
- Custom domains
- Unified logs
- 2 process types
- Container orchestration
- Automatic OS patching
- Automated certificate management
- Personal accounts only
- Sleeps after 30 minutes of inactivity
Basic
$7 / month
- Includes all Eco features
- Free SSL
- 10 process types
- Always on
- 0.28 Dyno Units / Month
Standard-1X
$25 / month
- Includes all Basic features
- Simple horizontal scalability
- App metrics and threshold alerts
- Preboot and zero-downtime deploys
- Unlimited process types
- Unlimited background workers
- Can combine with Performance dynos
- 1 Dyno Units / Month
Standard-2X
$50 / month
- Includes all Basic features
- Simple horizontal scalability
- App metrics and threshold alerts
- Preboot and zero-downtime deploys
- Unlimited process types
- Unlimited background workers
- Can combine with Performance dynos
- 2 Dyno Units / Month
Private-S
$125 / month
- Includes all Performance features
- Full network isolation
- Available in ten global regions
- Dedicated runtime environment
- Private network and data services
- Private Space required
- 5 Dyno Units / Month
Shield-S
$150 / month
- Includes all Private features
- Dedicated environment for high compliance apps
- Ability to sign BAAs for HIPAA compliance
- PCI compliance
- Keystroke logging
- Space level log drains
- Strict TLS enforcement
- 6 Dyno Units / Month
- Private Space required
Performance-M
$250 / month
- Includes all Standard features
- Predictable performance for your highest traffic applications
- Dedicated compute resources
- Autoscaling
- Can mix with Standard dynos
- 8 Dyno Units / Month
Private-M
$250 / month
- Includes all Performance features
- Full network isolation
- Available in ten global regions
- Dedicated runtime environment
- Private network and data services
- Private Space required
- 10 Dyno Units / Month
Shield-M
$300 / month
- Includes all Private features
- Dedicated environment for high compliance apps
- Ability to sign BAAs for HIPAA compliance
- PCI compliance
- Keystroke logging
- Space level log drains
- Strict TLS enforcement
- 12 Dyno Units / Month
- Private Space required
Performance-L
$500 / month
- Includes all Standard features
- Predictable performance for your highest traffic applications
- Dedicated compute resources
- Autoscaling
- Can mix with Standard dynos
- 16 Dyno Units / Month
Performance-L-RAM
$500 / month
- Includes all Standard features
- Predictable performance for your highest traffic applications
- Dedicated compute resources
- Autoscaling
- Can mix with Standard dynos
- 16 Dyno Units / Month
Private-L
$500 / month
- Includes all Performance features
- Full network isolation
- Available in ten global regions
- Dedicated runtime environment
- Private network and data services
- Private Space required
- 20 Dyno Units / Month
Private-L-RAM
$500 / month
- Includes all Performance features
- Full network isolation
- Available in ten global regions
- Dedicated runtime environment
- Private network and data services
- Private Space required
- 20 Dyno Units / Month
Shield-L
$600 / month
- Includes all Private features
- Dedicated environment for high compliance apps
- Ability to sign BAAs for HIPAA compliance
- PCI compliance
- Keystroke logging
- Space level log drains
- Strict TLS enforcement
- 24 Dyno Units / Month
- Private Space required
Shield-L-RAM
$600 / month
- Includes all Private features
- Dedicated environment for high compliance apps
- Ability to sign BAAs for HIPAA compliance
- PCI compliance
- Keystroke logging
- Space level log drains
- Strict TLS enforcement
- 24 Dyno Units / Month
- Private Space required
Performance-XL
$750 / month
- Includes all Standard features
- Predictable performance for your highest traffic applications
- Dedicated compute resources
- Autoscaling
- Can mix with Standard dynos
- 30 Dyno Units / Month
Private-XL
$750 / month
- Includes all Performance features
- Full network isolation
- Available in ten global regions
- Dedicated runtime environment
- Private network and data services
- Private Space required
- 30 Dyno Units / Month
Shield-XL
$900 / month
- Includes all Private features
- Dedicated environment for high compliance apps
- Ability to sign BAAs for HIPAA compliance
- PCI compliance
- Keystroke logging
- Space level log drains
- Strict TLS enforcement
- 36 Dyno Units / Month
- Private Space required
Performance-2XL
$1,500 / month
- Includes all Standard features
- Predictable performance for your highest traffic applications
- Dedicated compute resources
- Autoscaling
- Can mix with Standard dynos
- 60 Dyno Units / Month
Private-2XL
$1,500 / month
- Includes all Performance features
- Full network isolation
- Available in ten global regions
- Dedicated runtime environment
- Private network and data services
- Private Space required
- 60 Dyno Units / Month
Shield-2XL
$1,800 / month
- Includes all Private features
- Dedicated environment for high compliance apps
- Ability to sign BAAs for HIPAA compliance
- PCI compliance
- Keystroke logging
- Space level log drains
- Strict TLS enforcement
- 72 Dyno Units / Month
- Private Space required
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