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Heroku vs Netlify Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 7, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Heroku
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
16th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Netlify Platform
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Heroku is 2.8%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Netlify Platform is 0.4%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Netlify Platform0.4%
Heroku2.8%
Other96.8%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

Cristian-Molina - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Developer at Go Coeupas
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.
AR
Tech Lead at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Rapid prototypes have accelerated my web app demos and streamlined real-time feature testing
There could be a simple interface where I can turn on and off CI/CD in a single place on Netlify Platform. Right now I have to go to each and every instance that I'm using and get into the settings and turn on and off that auto-deployment mode or all of that becomes a little time-taking. Since I know the user interface, it's easy for me, but for newcomers, going into that granular level of control might be on the higher side. It will take a lot of time. If there could have a kind of dashboard where I can pause the CI/CD for each product or for each project instance, that will be better. The free tier of Netlify Platform itself is enough for most of the users. If at all they want to do more, they could increase the free tier limit. Currently it's around 300 minutes per month. If they could increase it or set a daily limit, that will be better instead of setting a monthly limit. Most of the times I lose track of how much I have used this.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is easy to deploy applications, and we don't need to bother about software updates on the server. We don't need to bother about machines, servers, and hardware. We only need to care about the system and functionality that we need or want to develop. They take care of everything else. It provides high availability. It is a pretty good solution that provides everything that we need. It has everything that we need to run our applications. We have many different applications, and we generate three million bills for a company in Brazil. We see more than a billion requests per day in another application. Everything works just fine, and it is very good."
"The platform is very Node.js-friendly, which is something that is important to us."
"I like the tool's scalability, CLI, and dashboards."
"The product is stable."
"They solve most of our problems and we don't experience many issues with them."
"Lots of integrations"
"We use Heroku to run generic data. We also use it for our customer development environment. It helps us to build and test websites."
"What I found most valuable about this solution is that it's easy to use and integrate with GitHub actions."
"Netlify Platform has improved our deployment speed and reliability, reduces manual deployment efforts and minimizes configuration issues, makes our release cycles faster, and allows developers to focus more on development instead of infrastructure."
"Overall, Netlify Platform is a very developer-friendly platform that simplifies front-end deployment and hosting."
"Netlify Platform has significantly reduced the time spent managing infrastructure in my projects, and being able to spin up the pages from GitHub quite quickly has also helped me to spin up small servers in a timely manner."
"Absolutely, my everything was saved, money was saved and time saved."
"Netlify Platform has positively impacted my organization by significantly improving deployment time and providing general users with easy access to deployment."
"Netlify Platform is a great cloud computing platform designed to simplify the development, deployment, and scaling of modern applications, so it is very good for beginners, especially."
"Netlify Platform has positively impacted my organization and projects because it made things easier."
"The best features Netlify Platform offers include a seamless deployment experience, server functions, great performance, and CDN."
 

Cons

"They could flesh out some of their analytics a little more."
"Heroku should increase its slug size limits."
"Heroku had an authentication problem a few months ago, but they solved it."
"Heroku doesn't support Docker images on the CI infrastructure."
"Plugins aren't cheap (Mailchimp is $1.5/1000 emails)."
"I had an issue recently where my site was down intermittently for unknown reasons. I posted a ticket and 5 days have gone by without any resolution."
"We would like to be notified when something goes wrong in the process. When something is not working, we should get an alert."
"I have an issue with the session server in terms of how it can scale, and where I can put my sessions."
"Netlify Platform could be improved for beginners."
"I wish Netlify Platform had given me more options to deploy other platforms, other things that Netlify Platform does not currently support, such as Node.js applications or Java-based back-end applications or real-time applications."
"Upon preliminary review, the pricing appeared somewhat higher. However, corporations may not hesitate to purchase at that price point, and some personal creators who are emerging might find the pricing somewhat higher than expected."
"The only thing I really do not like about Netlify Platform is that when I look up an article, there is a lot of fluff instead of easily searchable content."
"The cold start latency of Netlify functions was somewhat lacking based on my experience."
"Connecting the back-end to the front-end is sometimes difficult."
"As I have been deploying my current project, I noticed I have reached 75% of my free allocation, and I am unsure if that can be improved."
"While Netlify Platform mostly works with the front end, I believe it would be better if it provided support for full stack applications, acknowledging the risks and complexities of offering this for free to students."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is very good."
"The price of Heroku could be less expensive."
"The tool is free."
"There is a standard fee for a processing unit, they call them "dynos," and then you pay for add-ons."
"I rate the tool's pricing a three out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Educational Organization
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
University
12%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise16
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What advice do you have for others considering Heroku?
The integration capabilities are great because of the quick integration and the management features. We don't need a lot of expertise and all external DevOps people. Heroku is the easiest platform ...
What needs improvement with Netlify Platform?
Please increase the limit for free users and college and school students using Netlify Platform, as they have many projects but not the correct platform for posting free or open source projects. Ma...
What is your primary use case for Netlify Platform?
I use Netlify Platform for hosting my projects and my client projects, and testing the entire projects and how hosting works. Everything is functioning well regarding my main use case and projects ...
What advice do you have for others considering Netlify Platform?
I would rate Netlify Platform a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. My advice to others looking into using Netlify Platform is that it is a great option.
 

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Sample Customers

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