| Price from | $5/mo | $25/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Cloud Computing platform | 7.4 (#8) | 7.1 (#12) |
| Spec score · Auto Scaling Software | 7.4 (#9) | 7.1 (#12) |
| Spec score · Platform As A Service Paas Software | 7.3 (#13) | 7.1 (#17) |
| Spec score · Environment Management | 7.6 (#13) | 7.2 (#18) |
| Spec score · Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software | 7.4 (#19) | 7.1 (#21) |
| Spec score · Relational Databases | 7.5 (#24) | 7.1 (#28) |
| Spec score · Preview Environment Software | 7.6 (#27) | 7.2 (#33) |
| Spec score · PaaS tools | 7.3 (#24) | 7.0 (#28) |
| Spec score · Deployment Automation Software | 7.4 (#27) | 7.1 (#31) |
| Product | Heroku is a container-based cloud platform as a service for deploying, managing, and scaling modern apps. | Render is a cloud platform for deploying and scaling applications, websites, databases, and workflows. |
| Support | Heroku lists support options from Standard to Signature. | Render offers support tickets and community support, while Enterprise teams receive dedicated architectural consulting and priority response. |
