Heroku alternatives · Web Hosting
Free alternatives to Heroku
Heroku has no free plan. 34 of the 122 other web hosts in this directory are free or have a free plan.
Heroku is a paid product, starting at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan. 3 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.
34 tools · Listings checked up to Nov 13, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to Heroku
- Free plan · from $25/mo
Render
Cloud hosting for web services, databases and workers
What is free: Hobby workspace: $0 a month, up to 25 services, 5 GB of bandwidth, and free instance types for web services, Postgres and Key Value (limitations apply).
- Render starts at $25 per month plus compute (Pro workspace). Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Render has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Render also covers workflow automation.
- Free plan · from $4/mo
DigitalOcean
Cloud servers, app hosting and managed databases for developers
What is free: App Platform: 3 apps made only of static sites, with 1GiB of data transfer per app.
- DigitalOcean starts at $4 per month (Droplet), billed per second. Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- DigitalOcean has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Free plan · from $20/mo
Vercel
Git-based hosting for front-end and full-stack web apps
What is free: Hobby plan: $0 a month, with automatic CI/CD, a global CDN, a web application firewall and DDoS mitigation. Limited to non-commercial, personal use.
- Vercel starts at $20 per month for 1 deploying seat (Pro). Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Vercel has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Vercel also covers web analytics and page speed.
- Heroku also covers databases.
- Free plan · from $10/mo
Appliku
Django deployment dashboard that runs apps on servers you own
What is free: 1 server, 1 application and 3 successful deployments per week, with unlimited databases and community support.
- Appliku starts at $10 per month, or $100 a year (Hobby). Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Appliku has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Free plan · from $15/mo
Back4app
Managed backend platform built on Parse, billed per app
What is free: Free plan with 25K requests, 250 MB database, 1 GB data transfer and 1 GB file storage, no credit card required.
- Back4app starts at $15 per app / month, billed annually (MVP plan). Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Back4app has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Back4app also covers AI agents.
- Heroku also covers databases.
- Free plan · from $23/mo
Cloud 66
Deploy and manage apps on your own servers and cloud accounts
What is free: 1 deployment server and 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours, 1 team member, no card required.
- Cloud 66 starts at $23 per month, billed annually (Developer; $59 billed monthly for Team). Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Cloud 66 has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Free plan · from $165/mo
Convox
Heroku-style deploy platform that runs in your own cloud account
What is free: 1 user, 1 rack, 2 workflows and 1 quick app, with a limited monitoring dashboard.
- Convox starts at $165 per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly). Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Convox has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Convox also covers workflow automation.
- Free plan · from $849 one-time
Dokku
Open-source, single-server platform as a service you run yourself
What is free: The open-source core is free to install on your own server. You pay for the server, and support comes from the community channels.
- Dokku starts at $849 one-time for Dokku Pro; core Dokku is free to self-host. Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Dokku has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Only Dokku lists a Linux app.
- Only Heroku lists a web app.
- Free plan · from $5/mo
Zeabur
Deployment platform with a dashboard for apps and servers
What is free: Dashboard basics, community support, 1 manageable own server, a 2C4G build machine and 48 hours of log retention.
- Zeabur starts at $5 per month (Dev plan, after a 14-day free trial). Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Zeabur has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Free plan · from $5/mo
Sevalla
Usage-priced hosting for apps, databases and static sites
What is free: Static site hosting is free: 100 GB of bandwidth, 600 build minutes, 1 GB per site and up to 100 sites per account, subject to fair use limits.
- Sevalla starts at $5 per month (smallest application or database pod). Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Sevalla has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Sevalla also covers workflow automation.
- Free plan · from $299/mo
Qovery
Self-service deployment onto your own cloud or Kubernetes
What is free: 3 users plus unlimited AI agents, 1 Kubernetes cluster you run yourself, and 1,000 deployment minutes a month, with no time limit.
- Qovery starts at $299 per month on Starter, billed yearly. Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Qovery has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Free plan · from $9/mo
Netlify
Git-based hosting for sites and web apps, priced by monthly credits
What is free: 300 credits a month as a hard limit, one member, custom domains with SSL, functions, database, blob storage and unlimited deploy previews. Sites pause when credits run out.
- Netlify starts at $9 per month for 1 member. Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Netlify has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Netlify also covers AI agents and forms.
- Heroku also covers databases.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to Heroku?
Yes. Render, DigitalOcean, Vercel, Appliku, Back4app, Cloud 66, Convox, Dokku and 26 more are free or have a free plan.
Does Heroku have a free plan?
Heroku has no free plan. Heroku is a paid product, starting at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 18, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Heroku: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.