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Fly.io vs Heroku
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
At a glanceFly.ioHeroku
At a glance
- Pricing
- Fly.ioPay as you go
- Heroku$5/mo
- Pricing model
- Fly.ioPaid
- HerokuPaid
- Founded
- Fly.io2017
- Heroku2007
- Location
- Fly.ioChicago, USA
- Heroku—
- Bootstrapped
- Fly.io—
- Heroku—
- Open source
- Fly.io—
- Heroku—
- Category
- Fly.io—
- HerokuHosting & Deployment
- Indie alternatives
- Fly.io0
- Heroku6
- Founders
- Fly.ioKurt Mackey
- Heroku—
Key differences
Funding
Both are venture-backed.
Founded
Heroku (2007) is 10 years older than Fly.io (2017).
Indie alternatives
Fly.io has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Heroku has 6.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
Founder of Fly.io
Founder of Heroku
No founder details documented yet.
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