Primcloud vs Heroku
Heroku is in
maintenance mode.
Your app doesn't
have to be.
Keep your Procfile and push to deploy. Pay less each month, and talk to a person when it breaks.
Side by side
- New features
- Still shipping
- Maintenance only, since Feb 2026
- Smallest always-on app
- $5/mo, 512 MB
- $7/mo, 512 MB
- 1 GB, always on
- $10/mo, 1 GB
- $50/mo
- Daily restarts
- None
- Every dyno, every day
- Support
- A human, on every plan
- Tickets, replies in days
- Managed databases
- Through marketplace partners
- Built in
- Regions
- US East (NYC)
- US and Europe
- Compliance reports
- None
- PCI, HIPAA, ISO, SOC
- Answers to
- Its customers
- Salesforce
Heroku's $5 Eco dyno sleeps after 30 minutes without traffic.
See every size and rate →What else comes with it
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Patched for you
Security fixes land in your app without you lifting a finger.
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Any language, every push
Rewrite it in another language and push. We build whatever you send.
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Zero-downtime deploys
Ship as often as you like. Your users never see a blip.
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Billed by the minute
Pay for what runs, down to the minute.
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No lock-in
Your app stays yours. Leave whenever you want.
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Sized per process
Give each part of your app the room it needs.
Move in three steps
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1
Import your repo
Connect it once. Every push deploys.
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2
Copy your config vars
Bring your settings over to Secrets.
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3
Push
We build it and put it live.
Questions
Do I have to change my code?
Usually not. Your Procfile works as it is, and there's nothing new to add to your repo.
Why is there no free tier?
Servers cost money, and no investors are paying for yours. We're bootstrapped, so everyone pays a fair price for what they run. That's how we stay around.
What happens to my Heroku Postgres database?
It can stay where it is while you move. Point your app at it from Primcloud and move it when you're ready. Heroku can rotate its credentials, so keep the connection details current.
When should I stay on Heroku?
If you need your host to run your database, hand you compliance reports or serve from Europe, or you depend on Heroku Connect or an add-on you can't get elsewhere. Otherwise, there isn't much keeping you there.
Bring your Procfile
Import your repo and watch it go live.