Choose Heroku if you need
- API. We haven't found it on Vercel's website.
- Integration with Salesforce, New Relic or Papertrail. We haven't found them on Vercel's website.
At a glance
- Vercel has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Heroku.
- Vercel offers a free trial (length not stated). We haven't confirmed one for Heroku.
- Vercel's lowest paid plan is Pro at $20 per developer seat per month, plus usage, as of October 19, 2026.
- Both are available on CLI.
- Only Heroku lists API.
- Both work with GitHub.
- Both list ISO 27001, HIPAA and SSO.
- Only Vercel lists SOC 2.
- 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 Vercel if you need
- Integration with GitLab or Bitbucket. We haven't found them on Heroku's website.
- SOC 2. We haven't found it on Heroku's website.
Heroku
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Vercel
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Review VercelThe facts
- What it does
- HerokuThe cloud application platform for building, deploying, and scaling apps
- VercelAgentic infrastructure to ship apps and agents, from global delivery to serverless functions
- Free plan
- HerokuNot confirmed
- VercelYes
- Pricing
- HerokuNot confirmed
- VercelNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Heroku
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- CLI
Only Heroku
- API
Only VercelNothing else listed
Integrations
Both
- GitHub
Only Heroku
- Salesforce
- New Relic
- Papertrail
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Heroku and Vercel yet.
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