Cloud 66 vs Heroku (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cloud 66 grades higher than Heroku: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cloud 66 grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. Heroku grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cloud 66
Deploy and manage apps on your own servers and cloud accounts
Which one is for you
Pick Cloud 66 if
- Fits if you deploy a small app or two to your own cloud servers
- Works for teams that want one console across several clouds
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you need more than 1 server on the free plan, or 5 deployments a day
- Pricey if you add servers, which cost $12 a month each, or sites at $10 a month
- Watch out: extra team members are $5 a month and extra build minutes $0.03 each
- Watch out: prices shown are annual, and only Team lists a monthly price
Pick Heroku if
- Fits if you are a developer who wants to push code and not run servers
- Makes sense if you want managed Postgres next to your app
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as the lowest tier is $5 a month
- Tight if you need an app awake, because Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes and are for personal accounts only
- Pricey as you scale, since prices are per dyno and the database is billed separately
- Watch out: Eco charges the $5 in full even if you subscribe mid-month
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACloud 66Fair | 1.8GPAHerokuWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CDeveloper is $23 a month billed annually for 2 servers, just above the $20.83 dearer-quarter line for web hosting. Your cloud servers are billed separately. | CEco is $5 a month and Basic $7, but always-on scaling and metrics start at $25 per dyno, and a Postgres database is billed separately from $5. |
| Free plan and trial | BA free plan with 1 server, 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours and 1 team member, no card. Light use fits inside it. | FNo free plan and no trial are listed anywhere on the pages read. |
| Features | CDeploys to any cloud, native and containerised apps, zero-downtime deploys, databases and backups, static sites and team controls. Plans cap servers at 1, 2, 4 and 7. | BDynos, managed Postgres and key-value, an add-ons marketplace, many languages, zero-downtime deploys and AI inference. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect cloud accounts and set up servers and apps. | DNo store rating on record. You deploy with Git or Docker and a command line, which puts it below 3.8 on our ladder. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it works with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and Slack, and has an API. | BA web platform with a Git and Docker workflow and a large add-on marketplace. No desktop or phone apps. |
| Best for | deploying apps to servers in your own cloud account | developers deploying apps without managing servers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cloud 66 and Heroku. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cloud 66 starts at $23 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Heroku starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Heroku starts $18 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 7 score higher than Cloud 66 for less, and 1 scores higher than Heroku for less.
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
Where they differ
At a glance
| Cloud 66 | Heroku | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $23 per month, billed annually (Developer; $59 billed monthly for Team) | $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan |
| Free plan | 1 deployment server and 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours, 1 team member, no card required. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cloud66, Inc. | Salesforce |
| Price read from | cloud66.com | heroku.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cloud 66
- Cloud servers are not included; you pay your cloud provider separately.
- Plans cap servers (1, 2, 4 and 7) and static sites; extra servers cost $12 per month and extra sites $10.
- Extra team members cost $5 per month and extra build minutes $0.03 each beyond the plan's allowance.
- Prices shown are the annual rate, and only Team lists its monthly-billed price on the page.
Heroku
- No free plan is listed on the pricing page; the lowest dyno price is $5 a month.
- Eco dynos are for personal accounts only and sleep after 30 minutes without traffic.
- Databases are priced separately from dynos: Postgres Essential-0 is $5 a month for 1 GB of storage.
- Dyno prices are per dyno, so running several dynos multiplies the monthly cost.
Key features
Cloud 66
- Deploy to any cloud
- Connect a Git repository and a cloud provider such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure, or deploy to your own servers or a mix of both.
- Native and containerized apps
- Runs apps directly on virtual machines or in containers, with background jobs, scheduled tasks and deployment hooks.
- Zero-downtime deployments
- Health checks and zero-downtime deployments are part of the platform, with failover groups and autoscaling listed on the plan comparison.
- Managed databases and backups
- Managed databases are listed on every plan. Managed backup storage is billed at $0.38 per GB on paid plans.
- Static sites and preview deployments
- Hosts sites built with generators such as Jekyll and Hugo, and the comparison table lists preview deployments from branches, tags or pull requests.
- Team controls and API
- Full API access, audit logs, live logs and cost management alerts are listed, with SAML SSO and user provisioning in the comparison table.
Heroku
- Dynos
- Apps run in managed containers deployed with Git or Docker. The Cedar generation is the full-integration option and Fir is the Kubernetes-based one.
- Managed data services
- Heroku Postgres, Key-Value Store and Apache Kafka run as managed services, with Postgres plans starting at $5 a month.
- Language support
- The site lists Python, .NET, Java, Node.js, Go, PHP, Ruby, Scala and Clojure.
- Add-ons marketplace
- Heroku Elements lists add-ons, integrations and buildpacks that extend an app.
- Zero-downtime deploys and scaling
- Standard dynos add preboot, horizontal scaling and metrics, and Performance dynos add dedicated compute and autoscaling.
- Heroku AI
- Managed inference and agents, with MCP support, for building AI features into apps.
Plans
Cloud 66
Free$0
1 server and 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours, 50 build minutes, 1 GB of static-site traffic, 1 hour of metrics.
Developer$23
per month, billed annually
Up to 2 servers and 2 static sites, 50 deployments per 24 hours, 200 build minutes, 100 GB static-site traffic, Slack support.
Team$47
per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
Up to 4 servers and 5 static sites with unlimited deployments, 10 team members and 1,000 GB static-site traffic.
Business$80
per month, billed annually
Up to 7 servers and 10 static sites, 30 team members, 5,000 GB of static-site traffic and 30 days of metrics.
EnterpriseCustom
For more than 50 servers: on-prem and dedicated options, onboarding support, a dedicated account manager and invoicing.
Heroku
Eco$5
per month, a shared pool of 1,000 dyno hours
0.5 GB RAM, personal accounts only, two process types. Dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity. The $5 is charged in full for the month even if you subscribe late.
Basic$7
per dyno / month
0.5 GB RAM, always on, free SSL and up to 10 process types.
Standard-1X$25
per dyno / month
0.5 GB RAM with horizontal scaling, app metrics and alerts, preboot and zero-downtime deploys.
Standard-2X$50
per dyno / month
1 GB RAM with the Standard-1X features.
Performance-M$250
per dyno / month
2.5 GB RAM on dedicated compute with autoscaling.
Performance-L$500
per dyno / month
14 GB RAM on dedicated compute with autoscaling. Performance-XL is $750 with 62 GB RAM.
Ways to pay less
Cloud 66
- Annual discount
Save about 20% with annual billing
The pricing page shows a 20% saving for annual billing; for example, Team is $47 per month billed annually versus $59 billed monthly.
- Startups
Startup and education pricing
The FAQ says qualified startups and educational institutions get special pricing, arranged through the sales team.
Heroku
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cloud 66 or Heroku?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Heroku is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $23 a month for Cloud 66. Cloud 66 starts at $23 per month, billed annually (Developer; $59 billed monthly for Team), and Heroku starts at $5 per month for an Eco dyno plan.
Which has a free plan, Cloud 66 or Heroku?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Cloud 66 has a free plan. Heroku does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.