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Heroku vs Cloudways

Heroku starts at $5/mo across 6 plans. Cloudways starts at $20/mo across 7 plans.

Heroku
Hosting
6 plans
$5 Eco $7 Basic $25 Standard-1X $50 Standard-2X $250 Performance-M $5 Eco $7 Basic $25 Standard-1X $50 Standard-2X $250 Performance-M
From $5$5/moNo free tier
Cloudways
Hosting
7 plans
$20 Starter $30 Professional $50 Growth $100 Scale $150 Plus $20 Starter $30 Professional $50 Growth $100 Scale $150 Plus
From $20$20/moNo free tier
Heroku's cheapest paid plan costs $5/mo, $15 less than Cloudways at $20/mo. Neither has a free tier.

Plan by plan

TierHerokuCloudways
01Eco
$5$5 /mo
Starter
$20$20 /mo
02Basic
$7$7 /mo
Professional
$30$30 /mo
03Standard-1X
$25$25 /mo
Growth
$50$50 /mo
04Standard-2X
$50$50 /mo
Scale
$100$100 /mo
05Performance-M
$250$250 /mo
Plus
$150$150 /mo
06Performance-L
$500$500 /mo
Advanced
$300$300 /mo
07—Business
$400$400 /mo

Plans are listed in each vendor's own order. Prices in USD; confirm on the vendor's site before buying.