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Heroku vs Ubicloud

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Heroku compared with Ubicloud
DetailHeroku logo HerokuUbicloud logo Ubicloud
What it doesCloud application platform for building, deploying, and scaling apps Open source cloud infrastructure that runs on bare metal providers with 3-10x cost savings
StageEstablished Not given
Founded2007 Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelPaid Freemium
PricingDynos: Eco $5/month, Basic $7/month, Standard-1X $25/month, Standard-2X $50/month, Performance-M $250/month, Performance-L $500/month, Performance-XL $750/month, Performance-2XL $1,500/month. Fir dynos: Classic 1CPU-0.5GB $25/month, Classic 2CPU-1GB $50/month, General Purpose 2CPU-4GB $80/month, Gen GitHub Actions runners: Standard x64 from $0.00125/min (2 vCPU, 8GB), Premium x64 from $0.002/min, arm64 from $0.00125/min. Compute VMs: Standard from $0.00104/min ($41.89/mo for 2 vCPU), Burstable from $0.00026/min ($10.47/mo). Managed PostgreSQL: Standard from $78/month (2 vCPU), Hobby from $19.54
Key features
  • Dynos: smart containers for running applications
  • Heroku Postgres: fully managed PostgreSQL database service
  • Heroku Key-Value Store: managed Redis service
  • Automatic scaling from hobby to enterprise
  • Fast rollback for code and database
  • GitHub integration and Review Apps
  • Support for 9+ programming languages
  • Heroku Teams for team collaboration
  • Managed inference and AI agents
  • PCI, HIPAA, ISO, and SOC compliance
  • Elastic Compute - provision, use, and delete isolated VMs on bare metal
  • Virtual Networking - public and private networking with IPv4 and IPv6, firewall rules, and load balancer
  • Block Storage - encrypted block devices with optional replication
  • Managed PostgreSQL - latest versions with automatic backups, point-in-time restore, and high availability
  • Attribute-Based Access Control - define roles and provide fine-grained access control
  • GitHub Actions runners - managed runners with 10x cost reduction
  • Managed Kubernetes - deploy and scale container workloads
  • AI Inference - inference endpoints and API keys for model deployment
  • Machine Images - capture VM disks as reusable, versioned images
  • Encryption at rest and in-transit for VMs
What makes it different
  • Fully managed platform eliminates infrastructure maintenance
  • From git push to production in seconds
  • Handles 65+ billion requests daily
  • Meticulous design focused on developer experience
  • Trusted by startups, industry giants, and everyone in between
  • 3-10x lower costs than AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
  • Open source software for transparency and portability
  • Avoids vendor lock-in with freedom and portability
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)88 no change since last check55 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)6927
Citation Flow (Majestic)5842
Referring domains (Majestic)20133833

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