# Stackhero review (2026): is it worth $15 a month? > Managed hosting for Node.js, Docker, databases and open-source apps Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Stackhero is a managed cloud platform that runs a catalog of services, including Node.js, Docker, PHP, Python and Ruby app hosting and databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL and Redis, each on its own dedicated instance. Apps are deployed with a git push, and instances are billed by the hour on a single monthly invoice. - **Category:** Web Hosting - **Made by:** Stackhero - **Website:** https://www.stackhero.io/en-US - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a free plan, because none is listed. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Stackhero is a paid product, starting at $15 per month for a Node.js instance (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM), billed hourly. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Hobby 1 GB | $15 per month for one Node.js instance, billed hourly | 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM and 10GB SSD storage for a Node.js app; about $0.02 an hour. | | Hobby 2 GB | $29 per month for one Node.js instance, billed hourly | 1 vCPU, 2GB RAM and 20GB SSD storage; about $0.04 an hour. | | Startup 8 GB | $59 per month for one Node.js instance, billed hourly | 2 vCPUs, 8GB RAM and 50GB SSD storage; about $0.08 an hour. | | Startup 16 GB | $99 per month for one Node.js instance, billed hourly | 4 vCPUs, 16GB RAM and 100GB SSD storage; about $0.14 an hour. | | Enterprise 32 GB | $159 per month for one Node.js instance, billed hourly | 8 vCPUs, 32GB RAM and 200GB SSD storage; about $0.22 an hour. | | Enterprise 64 GB | $299 per month for one Node.js instance, billed hourly | 16 vCPUs, 64GB RAM and 400GB SSD storage; about $0.42 an hour. | Read from https://www.stackhero.io/en-US/services/Node-js/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Stackhero before buying. ## Key features - **Deploy with git push:** Node.js apps are deployed from a terminal, GitHub Actions, GitLab or any CI/CD system, choosing a branch, tag or commit. - **Dedicated instances:** Each service runs on its own isolated infrastructure with NVMe or SSD disks, a dedicated IP, and TCP and UDP ports available. - **Large service catalog:** The catalog lists dozens of services, among them Docker, PHP, Python, Ruby, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, GitLab, Nextcloud and Matomo. - **Backups and updates:** Backups are taken every 24 hours and kept for up to 3 months, restores are free, and updates are applied with one click. - **Hourly billing:** Instances can be created and deleted at any time, are billed by the hour and appear on one invoice at the end of the month. - **US and EU regions:** Servers are offered in the USA and in Europe, and the vendor says its hosting is independent of third-party clouds. ## Good for - Developers who want a Node.js app or a database running without managing a server - Teams that need several open-source services from one provider - Projects that want hourly billing and no minimum commitment ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Stackhero runs managed Node.js, Docker, PHP, Python and Ruby apps and databases like PostgreSQL and Redis, each on its own instance deployed by git push. A Node.js instance starts at $15 a month, each service is priced separately, and there is no free plan. - **Value for money: C.** A Node.js instance is $15 a month, billed hourly, which sits between the $10.99 middle and the $20.83 dearer quarter. Larger sizes reach $299. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan or trial. The buttons say Try now for free, but the pages read state no trial terms. - **Features: B.** Git-push deploys, dedicated instances, daily backups kept up to 3 months, one-click updates and a 99.9% SLA across a large service catalog. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core hosting job. - **Ease of use: D.** No store rating on record. Deploys go through a terminal, GitHub Actions or CI, so you work on the command line. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web console with GitHub Actions, GitLab, Docker and database integrations, in US and EU regions. No desktop or phone apps. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Stackhero's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among web hosts - Stackhero's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 29 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 19. - It stands best on features (B, above 86 of 122) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 73 of the 107 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/web-hosting ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Nothing Stackhero does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 74 of the 122 other web hosts grade higher. It costs $180 a year. - You could not: Databases with views, filters and links between them. - You could not: Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services. - You could not: It plugs into other products, GitHub Actions, GitLab and Docker among them. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with GitHub Actions, GitLab, Docker, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Grafana, Nextcloud **Tags:** Databases, Dashboards ## Alternatives - [Render](https://toolgpa.com/tools/render): Cloud hosting for web services, databases and workers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/render-vs-stackhero) - [Railway](https://toolgpa.com/tools/railway): App and database hosting billed by the second for usage. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/railway-vs-stackhero) - [Fly.io](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fly-io): Virtual machines and databases in 18 regions, billed per second. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fly-io-vs-stackhero) - [Heroku](https://toolgpa.com/tools/heroku): Platform for deploying apps in containers called dynos. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/heroku-vs-stackhero) - [Scalingo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/scalingo): European PaaS and managed databases billed by the minute. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/scalingo-vs-stackhero) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.stackhero.io/en-US - https://www.stackhero.io/en-US/services/Node-js/pricing - https://www.stackhero.io/en-US/services/Node-js/benefits - https://www.stackhero.io/en-US/services/Node-js/faq - https://www.stackhero.io/en-US/services/Docker/pricing - https://www.stackhero.io/en-US/services/PostgreSQL/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/stackhero Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).