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Heroku vs Netlify Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 7, 2026

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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

"We use Heroku to run generic data. We also use it for our customer development environment. It helps us to build and test websites."
"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."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the auto maintenance of databases."
"Easy, fast, fun, and extendable."
"Thanks to Heroku, we don't need to do as much direct management in AWS."
"Valuable for us was the fast deployment. This means the time to market is improved without pain for developers."
"The best features Netlify Platform offers include a seamless deployment experience, server functions, great performance, and CDN."
"I really recommend Netlify Platform, and I am advising my friends to use it for their web development, especially for the front-end side."
"Netlify Platform has supported my journey and has been a great source of support for my journey because as a newbie, I used Netlify Platform for free while I was learning."
"I really love Netlify Platform, and I improved my Netlify Platform skills when I built the website front end."
"For me, the best feature that I see on Netlify Platform is the serverless functions."
"Netlify Platform has positively impacted my projects and workflow because I am using it for multiple projects, and the folks who are using my project really love it and get curious every time about how I am using and deploying the projects, which gives a good feeling that really helps."
"Netlify Platform has positively impacted my organization by significantly improving deployment time and providing general users with easy access to deployment."
"Absolutely, my everything was saved, money was saved and time saved."
 

Cons

"Heroku doesn't support Docker images on the CI infrastructure."
"The tool's configuration is complex."
"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."
"Heroku should increase its slug size limits."
"There is an issue because Heroku supports Docker container images, but not if you're using the continuous integration infrastructure."
"Heroku is pretty stable. We experience the occasional outages."
"They could flesh out some of their analytics a little more."
"The pricing could be improved because scaling the database becomes costly."
"A small improvement I would like to see for Netlify Platform is support for some CLI commands since earlier it was only for dashboard tasks."
"Netlify Platform could be improved if they hosted their independent services apart from GitHub."
"There could be a simple interface where I can turn on and off CI/CD in a single place on Netlify Platform."
"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."
"For personal use, I have used Netlify Platform and have saved time. However, I do not think there was any learning involved because I was not able to build that project or manage the configuration for deployment."
"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."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Educational Organization
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
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

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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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