Choose Coolify if you need
- Web or Linux. We haven't found them on Heroku's website.
- Integration with GitLab, Bitbucket or Cloudflare Tunnels. We haven't found them on Heroku's website.
At a glance
- Coolify has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Heroku.
- Coolify's lowest paid plan is Cloud at $5 per month base price for 2 servers, plus $3 per month per additional server, as of October 28, 2026.
- Heroku's lowest paid plan is Eco at $5 per month, as of October 20, 2026.
- Only Coolify lists Web and Linux.
- Only Heroku lists CLI and API.
- Both work with GitHub.
- Both list SSO.
- Only Heroku lists ISO 27001 and HIPAA.
- Both have a public API.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Heroku if you need
- CLI or API. We haven't found them on Coolify's website.
- Integration with Salesforce, New Relic or Papertrail. We haven't found them on Coolify's website.
- ISO 27001 or HIPAA. We haven't found them on Coolify's website.
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Review HerokuThe facts
- What it does
- CoolifyOpen-source and self-hostable platform to deploy apps, databases and services to your own servers.
- HerokuThe cloud application platform for building, deploying, and scaling apps
- Free plan
- CoolifyYes
- HerokuNot confirmed
- Pricing
- CoolifyNot confirmed
- HerokuPer dyno, monthly
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
BothNone in common
Only Coolify
- Web
- Linux
Only Heroku
- CLI
- API
Integrations
Both
- GitHub
Only Coolify
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Coolify and Heroku yet.
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