Sites like Heroku

01 · Entity

About Heroku

Heroku heroku.com

Heroku | The Cloud Application Platform For Developers

Experience fully managed app hosting that just works. Build, deploy, and scale on the battle-tested platform that defines the industry.

Wikidata: cloud platform as a service

Top 10K · #5,402 English 12 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Visit Heroku

Summary by Claude

Heroku is a managed cloud platform as a service for deploying, running and scaling web applications in containers called dynos, with managed Postgres, Redis-compatible key-value storage, add-ons and AI inference services.

Who it’s for

Software developers and development teams

Business model

Usage-based subscriptions

• platform as a service
• managed app hosting
• git push deployment
• managed PostgreSQL
• managed Redis
• dynos containers
• add-ons marketplace
• buildpacks
• GitHub continuous delivery

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Heroku’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

1. 01
   Railway railway.app Top 10K English

   Railway | The all-in-one intelligent cloud provider

   Railway is a full-stack cloud for deploying web apps, servers, databases, and more with automatic scaling, monitoring, and security.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Apple Business
   • DocuSign
   • Google Fonts

   0 say Railway is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Railway isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

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2. 02
   Render render.com English

   Render | The cloud for builders

   Deploy and scale any app or agent from your first user to your billionth. Build faster on intuitive cloud infrastructure for the modern web.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager
   • Google Workspace
   • Apple Business
   • Cloudflare
   • DocuSign

   0 say Render is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Render isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

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3. 03
   HashiCorp hashicorp.com Top 10K English

   Vercel Security Checkpoint

   American software company

   • Google Search Console
   • Adobe
   • Apple Business
   • Astro
   • Atlassian
   • Canva

   0 say HashiCorp is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say HashiCorp isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

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4. 04
   Fly.io fly.io English

   Fly.io | Deploy apps and agents on fast, hardware-isolated VMs

   Deploy apps, agents, and databases on fast, hardware-isolated VMs. Pay only for the seconds they run. Sign up free.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Apple Business
   • Fly.io
   • Stripe

   0 say Fly.io is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Fly.io isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

   Comment
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5. 05
   Linode linode.com Top 1K English

   The World's Most Distributed Cloud Computing Platform | Akamai

   Build and deliver low-latency, edge native applications on Akamai Connected Cloud.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Adobe Experience Manager
   • Adobe Experience Platform Tags
   • Akamai
   • Akamai Bot Manager

   0 say Linode is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Linode isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

   Comment
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6. 06
   Rackspace Technology rackspace.com Top 10K English

   Rackspace Technology | Where Enterprise AI runs and outcomes scale

   As a cloud computing services pioneer, we deliver proven multicloud solutions across your apps, data, and security. Maximize the benefits of modern cloud.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager
   • Mailgun
   • PHP
   • Akamai
   • Akamai Bot Manager

   0 say Rackspace Technology is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Rackspace Technology isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

   Comment
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7. 07
   Hypernode hypernode.io Top 10K English

   Hosting Provider for eCommerce & Online stores - Hypernode

   20+ years of experience as Hosting Provider for eCommerce & Online stores with Magento-, Shopware-, and WooCommerce hosting

   • jQuery
   • nginx
   • PHP
   • WordPress
   • Font Awesome
   • Google Fonts

   0 say Hypernode is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Hypernode isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

   Comment
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8. 08
   Neon neon.tech Top 10K English

   Neon — Postgres backends for apps and agents

   The backend for apps and agents. Build with Lakebase Postgres, Auth, Functions, Storage, and an AI Gateway: instant, branchable, serverless.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Amazon SES
   • Apple Business
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • HubSpot

   0 say Neon is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Neon isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

   Comment
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9. 09
   Vercel vercel.com Top 10K English

   Agentic Infrastructure - Vercel

   The autonomous stack for every app and agent.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Amazon SES
   • Apple Business
   • DocuSign
   • Marketo

   0 say Vercel is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Vercel isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

   Comment
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10. 10
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise hpe.com Top 10K

    American information technology company

    • Google Search Console
    • Adobe
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • HubSpot
    • Meta Business Suite

    0 say Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Hewlett Packard Enterprise isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

    Comment
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11. 11
    Databricks databricks.com Top 10K English

    Databricks: Leading Data and AI Platform for Enterprises

    Databricks offers a unified platform for data, analytics and AI. Build better AI with a data-centric approach. Simplify ETL, data warehousing, governance and AI on the Data + AI Platform.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Google Workspace
    • Amazon SES
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian

    0 say Databricks is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Databricks isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

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12. 12
    Beget beget.com Top 10K English

    Beget — Hosting and Cloud Services | IT Infrastructure Rental

    Beget is a Russian cloud provider ☁️Cloud services rental for businesses and IT projects: dedicated servers, VPS/VDS, S3 storage, DBaaS, hosting, and domain registration.⚡️ High speed ⚡️ Guaranteed 99.98% Uptime ⚡️ 24/7 Support

    • Google Search Console
    • nginx
    • Nuxt
    • Vue.js
    • Yandex Webmaster

    0 say Beget is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Beget isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

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13. 13
    jino.ru Top 10K Russian

    Джино — облачный хостинг сайтов, VPS, облачные сервисы и домены

    На рынке с 2004 года: облачный хостинг, серверы, почта и домены. Собственная панель управления и конструктор тарифов.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Fonts
    • Nuxt
    • Vue.js
    • Yandex Metrica

    0 say jino.ru is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say jino.ru isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

    Comment
    Close cos 0.876
14. 14
    ClickUp clickup.com Top 10K

    ClickUp™ | Maximize productivity • Software, AI, and humans converge

    Our mission is to make the world more productive. To do this, we built the everything app for work - Tasks, Docs, Goals, and Chat.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Adobe
    • Amazon SES
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Amazon CloudFront

    0 say ClickUp is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say ClickUp isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

    Comment
    Close cos 0.871
15. 15
    Infomaniak SA infomaniak.com Top 10K English

    Control your data governance with an independent cloud. Solutions hosted in the heart of Europe, designed to protect your confidentiality.

    • Google Search Console
    • Mailgun
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Gatsby
    • React

    0 say Infomaniak SA is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Infomaniak SA isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

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16. 16
    datadoghq.com Top 1K English

    Cloud Monitoring as a Service | Datadog

    See inside any stack, any app, at any scale, anywhere.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Google Workspace
    • Mailgun
    • Amazon SES
    • Apple Business

    0 say datadoghq.com is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say datadoghq.com isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

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17. 17
    Scaleway scaleway.com English

    European Cloud & AI. | Scaleway

    Build on a secure, transparent, and fast-moving cloud & AI platform built for what’s next.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • bunny.net
    • Mailjet

    0 say Scaleway is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Scaleway isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

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18. 18
    Snowflake snowflake.com Top 10K English

    Snowflake AI Data Cloud

    Snowflake powers AI, data engineering, applications, and analytics on a trusted, scalable AI Data Cloud—eliminating silos and accelerating innovation.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Google Workspace
    • Adobe
    • Adobe Experience Manager
    • Atlassian

    0 say Snowflake is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Snowflake isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

    Comment
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19. 19
    Easybrain easybrain.com Top 10K English

    Easybrain - Simple Mobile Experiences

    Mobile developer.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Apple Business
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • GlobalSign

    0 say Easybrain is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Easybrain isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

    Comment
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20. 20
    Hugging Face huggingface.co Top 10K

    Hugging Face – The AI community building the future.

    We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Amazon SES
    • Apple Business
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Mailjet

    0 say Hugging Face is a good alternative to Heroku 0 say Hugging Face isn’t a real alternative to Heroku

    Comment
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to heroku.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Heroku uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Heroku is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.