Choose Heroku if you need
- Integration with GitHub, Salesforce or Papertrail. We haven't found them on WP Engine's website.
- HIPAA or SSO. We haven't found them on WP Engine's website.
At a glance
- Heroku's lowest paid plan is Eco at $5 per month, as of October 20, 2026.
- Both work with New Relic.
- Both list ISO 27001.
- Only Heroku lists HIPAA and SSO.
- Only WP Engine lists SOC 2 and GDPR.
- Heroku has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for WP Engine.
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 WP Engine if you need
- Integration with Cloudflare or Amazon SES. 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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Review WP EngineThe facts
- What it does
- HerokuThe cloud application platform for building, deploying, and scaling apps
- WP EngineWP Engine gives your WordPress site the performance, protection, and tools to adapt to an AI-driven web.
- Free plan
- HerokuNot confirmed
- WP EngineNot confirmed
- Pricing
- HerokuPer dyno, monthly
- WP EnginePer plan, billed annually
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
Both
- New Relic
Only Heroku
- GitHub
- Salesforce
- Papertrail
- SendGrid
- Mailgun
- Rollbar
- Twilio
Only WP Engine
- Cloudflare
- Amazon SES
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Heroku and WP Engine yet.
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