Heroku vs Pantheon comparison

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4,273 views|3,175 comparisons
85% willing to recommend
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497 views|436 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between Heroku and Pantheon based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two PaaS Clouds solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Heroku vs. Pantheon Report (Updated: March 2024).
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use.
Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"Valuable for us was the fast deployment. This means the time to market is improved without pain for developers.""The most valuable feature of Heroku is the continuous integration and applications it provides.""The platform is very Node.js-friendly, which is something that is important to us.""I like the tool's scalability, CLI, and dashboards.""What I found most valuable about this solution is that it's easy to use and integrate with GitHub actions.""Thanks to Heroku, we don't need to do as much direct management in AWS.""One of the best things about Heroku is that it is very easy and straightforward to deploy an application.""We use Heroku to run generic data. We also use it for our customer development environment. It helps us to build and test websites."

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"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model.""The product allows users to create multiple development environments."

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Cons
"Heroku doesn't support Docker images on the CI infrastructure.""I think this solution would be improved if free demos were available indefinitely.""Heroku had an authentication problem a few months ago, but they solved it.""We have to do daily restarts of some processes, which is annoying, and the support for custom CI could be better.""The tool's configuration is complex.""Their support is good, but they can improve their response time.""I improved the application performance by monitoring and adjusting the cleaner configuration to help set better lightweight limits on containers that run the app instances.""They could flesh out some of their analytics a little more."

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"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model.""The Multidev environment is very costly compared to other tools like AWS and GCP."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Its price is very good."
  • "The price of Heroku could be less expensive."
  • "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."
  • "The tool is free."
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  • "The platform has reasonable pricing compared to other systems."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I like the tool's scalability, CLI, and dashboards.
    Top Answer:I improved the application performance by monitoring and adjusting the cleaner configuration to help set better lightweight limits on containers that run the app instances.
    Top Answer:We use the solution to streamline mobile application deployment and management. By connecting our project's GitHub repository to Heroku, I enabled automatic deployments whenever changes were pushed to… more »
    Top Answer:Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model.
    Top Answer:The platform has reasonable pricing compared to other systems.
    Top Answer:Pantheon's design is not familiar to use. It could be more user-friendly.
    Ranking
    13th
    out of 37 in PaaS Clouds
    Views
    4,273
    Comparisons
    3,175
    Reviews
    4
    Average Words per Review
    307
    Rating
    8.0
    20th
    out of 37 in PaaS Clouds
    Views
    497
    Comparisons
    436
    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    295
    Rating
    7.5
    Comparisons
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    Compared 32% of the time.
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    Compared 20% of the time.
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    Compared 10% of the time.
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    Compared 7% of the time.
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    Compared 6% of the time.
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    Overview

    Established in 2007, Heroku is a cloud application platform providing a streamlined, efficient place for web app developers to create and deploy their applications. Heroku is designed to maximize developer productivity. With the entire web application development process available on the Herokucloud, creating and rolling out web apps has been made more efficient, convenient, and cost-effective than ever before.

    Pantheon is the world’s fastest hosting for Drupal and WordPress. It comes down to our super-efficient container-based platform. Multiple independent benchmarks have compared Pantheon with other providers, and we consistently come out on top.

    Sample Customers
    Facebook, UrbanDictionary, Code for America, Mailchimp, Rapportive, GitHub, TED, and Lyft.
    Patch, Maine Today, Alley Interactice, Scranton Gillette, AdRoll, Cisco, nVidia, Boston Herald, Tableau, Dell, Kyriba, Huddle, IBM
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company43%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Marketing Services Firm14%
    Sports Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Educational Organization13%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    University10%
    Government8%
    Healthcare Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business81%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise12%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise65%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise58%
    Buyer's Guide
    Heroku vs. Pantheon
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Heroku vs. Pantheon and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Heroku is ranked 13th in PaaS Clouds with 27 reviews while Pantheon is ranked 20th in PaaS Clouds with 2 reviews. Heroku is rated 8.4, while Pantheon is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Heroku writes "Useful for mobile and web applications, and helps with rapid development cycle ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pantheon writes "The product is user-friendly and performs well, but it is very costly compared to other tools". Heroku is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Google App Engine, OpenShift and Pivotal Cloud Foundry, whereas Pantheon is most compared with Amazon AWS, Acquia Cloud, Microsoft Azure, SAP Cloud Platform and Salesforce Platform. See our Heroku vs. Pantheon report.

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