Choose Heroku if you need
- Integration with Salesforce, New Relic or Papertrail. We haven't found them on Netlify's website.
- ISO 27001. We haven't found it on Netlify's website.
At a glance
- Netlify has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Heroku.
- Netlify's lowest paid plan is Personal at $9 per month, as of October 19, 2026.
- Both are available on CLI and API.
- Both work with GitHub.
- Both list HIPAA and SSO.
- Only Heroku lists ISO 27001.
- Only Netlify lists SOC 2 and GDPR.
- 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 Netlify if you need
- Integration with GitLab, Bitbucket or Contentful. We haven't found them on Heroku's website.
- SOC 2 or GDPR. We haven't found them on Heroku's website.
Heroku
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Netlify
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Review NetlifyThe facts
- What it does
- HerokuThe cloud application platform for building, deploying, and scaling apps
- NetlifyCreate with AI or code, deploy instantly on production infrastructure
- Free plan
- HerokuNot confirmed
- NetlifyYes
- Pricing
- HerokuNot confirmed
- NetlifyNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Heroku
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- CLI
- API
Only HerokuNothing else listed
Only NetlifyNothing else listed
Integrations
Both
- GitHub
Only Heroku
- Salesforce
- New Relic
- Papertrail
- SendGrid
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Heroku and Netlify yet.
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