What's the difference between Heroku and Render?

Heroku starts cheaper at $5/mo; Render starts at $7/mo. Both are venture-backed. Heroku (2007) is 11 years older than Render (2018). Both compete in Hosting & Deployment. Heroku has 6 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Render has 4.

Is Heroku cheaper than Render?

Heroku starts at $5/mo; Render starts at $7/mo.

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Heroku vs Render

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Heroku

The original PaaS for apps.

Hosting & DeploymentPaid · $5/mo

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Render

Cloud for any app, the modern Heroku.

Hosting & DeploymentFreemium · $7/mo

Visit Render ↗

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At a glance

Pricing: Heroku$5/mo; Render$7/mo
Pricing model: HerokuPaid; RenderFreemium
Founded: Heroku2007; Render2018
Location: Heroku—; RenderSan Francisco, USA
Bootstrapped: Heroku—; Render—
Open source: Heroku—; Render—
Category: HerokuHosting & Deployment; RenderHosting & Deployment
Indie alternatives: Heroku6; Render4
Founders: Heroku—; RenderAnurag Goel

Key differences

Pricing
Heroku starts cheaper at $5/mo; Render starts at $7/mo.
Funding
Both are venture-backed.
Founded
Heroku (2007) is 11 years older than Render (2018).
Category
Both compete in Hosting & Deployment.
Indie alternatives
Heroku has 6 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Render has 4.

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 Heroku

No founder details documented yet.

Founder of Render

Anurag GoelFounder & CEO
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