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Stackhero alternatives
As of Nov 13, 2026, the highest-graded Stackhero alternative is Railway (2.6 GPA). The best free one is Render (2.4 GPA).
Stackhero compared with 5 alternatives: Render, Railway, Fly.io, Heroku and Scalingo.
Stackhero is a paid product, starting at $15 per month for a Node.js instance (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM), billed hourly. 1 of the 5 alternatives is free or has a free plan. 3 more offer a free trial.
Listings checked up to Nov 13, 2026 · Where the facts come from
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At a glance
Price against what you get
Stackhero starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. 1 of the 5 alternatives on this chart scores higher and starts lower: Railway.
Render scores higher without starting lower. Fly.io, Heroku and Scalingo start lower without scoring higher.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from Stackhero
Render
Cloud hosting for web services, databases and workers
- Render starts at $25 per month plus compute (Pro workspace).
- Render has a free plan, which Stackhero lacks.
- Render also covers workflow automation.
- Render does not cover dashboards, which Stackhero does.
Suits: Teams moving off Heroku-style platforms that want services and Postgres in one place
Railway
App and database hosting billed by the second for usage
- Railway starts at $5 minimum usage per month (Hobby).
- Railway also lists iOS and Android apps.
- Railway also covers AI agents.
- Railway does not cover dashboards, which Stackhero does.
Suits: Side projects and prototypes that run only part of the time
Fly.io
Virtual machines and databases in 18 regions, billed per second
- Fly.io starts at $2.19 per month for the smallest Machine, pay as you go.
- Fly.io also covers AI agents.
- Fly.io does not cover dashboards, which Stackhero does.
Suits: Developers who want VMs placed in several regions
Heroku
Platform for deploying apps in containers called dynos
- Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
- Heroku does not cover dashboards, which Stackhero does.
Suits: Developers who want to deploy an app from Git without running servers
Scalingo
European PaaS and managed databases billed by the minute
- Scalingo starts at €7.20 per month ex. VAT (smallest container or database).
- Scalingo does not cover dashboards, which Stackhero does.
Suits: European teams that need data hosted on a sovereign cloud
Limits worth knowing in Stackhero
- Each service is priced separately: a PostgreSQL instance, for example, starts at $19 a month and a Node.js instance at $15 a month.
- Sizes start at 1 vCPU and 1GB RAM, so there is no cheaper tier for very small static sites.
- Premium support is included in every plan, and the page states a 99.9% SLA with financial compensation.
- Buttons read 'Try now for free', but the pricing pages read for this listing state no trial terms.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to Stackhero?
The alternatives to Stackhero in this directory are Render, Railway, Fly.io, Heroku and Scalingo. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Stackhero.
Is there a free alternative to Stackhero?
Yes. Render has a free plan alongside paid ones.
Which Stackhero alternatives work on Android?
The Stackhero listing does not include an Android app. Railway lists one.
Which Stackhero alternatives work on iOS?
The Stackhero listing does not include an iOS app. Railway lists one.
When were these prices checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Nov 12, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.