Heroku vs Hetzner
Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs
Quick Comparison
Rating
4.3
vs4.6
Starting Price
$5
vs$4
Pricing Model
paid
vspaid
Feature
Heroku
Hetzner
Git-based deployment
Managed Postgres
Add-ons marketplace
Auto-scaling
CI/CD pipelines
Review apps
Cloud VPS
Dedicated servers
Block storage
Load balancers
Firewalls
Server auction
Heroku Pros
- Simplest deployment workflow with git push
- Mature add-ons ecosystem
- Good for prototyping and MVPs
- Managed Postgres is reliable
- Review apps for PR environments
- Well-documented with strong community
Heroku Cons
- No free tier since November 2022
- Expensive at scale compared to alternatives
- Performance concerns with shared dynos
- Limited regions US and EU only
- Salesforce ownership creates uncertainty
- Many developers have migrated to Railway or Render
Hetzner Pros
- Unbeatable price-to-performance ratio
- Excellent European data center locations
- Dedicated servers at cloud prices
- Server auction for incredible deals
- GDPR-compliant European hosting
- 20TB included transfer is extremely generous
Hetzner Cons
- Limited managed services
- No equivalent to Lambda or managed databases
- US region only recently added
- Less polished control panel than DigitalOcean
- No PaaS layer with bare infrastructure only
- Support is email-only on basic plans