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Engine Yard Cloud vs Heroku comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Engine Yard Cloud
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
23rd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Heroku
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Engine Yard Cloud is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Heroku is 3.2%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

it_user8382 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineyard or Heroku?
Web-based software is becoming more and more service-oriented. You probably know about software as a service (SaaS – e.g. Salesforce) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS – e.g. Amazon) but probaby not platform as a service (PaaS). Companies like Engineyard and Heroku make it easier to launch and…
Cristian-Molina - PeerSpot reviewer
Has a quick development cycle and continuous integration
The initial setup is straightforward. Heroku integrates well. You only have to push the code, and it automatically deploys the new version. Whether you have permission depends on the application. Currently, I have one application that I deploy myself. I rate the initial setup a nine out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.
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Comparison Review

it_user8019 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 18, 2013
Heroku vs Engine Yard
#1 “Ease of Use” Heroku blows Engine Yard away. you install the gem and can deploy your application in minutes. There are also commands you can run on your local machine to get information about your application Engine Yard is moving forward, but it is still pretty technical. It’s really easy if…
 

Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Educational Organization
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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What do you like most about Heroku?
I like the tool's scalability, CLI, and dashboards.
What needs improvement with Heroku?
I don't like that the web server crashes every day, every 24 hours. The pricing could be improved because scaling the database becomes costly. The Docker features are not great. You cannot use any ...
What is your primary use case for Heroku?
We use the solution for web applications and web APIs.
 

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