# Heroku alternative

> About Heroku: a platform-as-a-service for deploying apps without managing servers. These products list themselves as alternatives to it. Positioning is from each listing, not an endorsement.

People leave Heroku for a few recurring reasons: the bill grew faster than the project, a free tier changed, or they want something they can run locally or self-host. Speed matters too, both how fast the tool itself feels and how quickly you go from install to first result. Check what the alternative stores in your repo versus its own cloud, how it handles teams and secrets, and whether there is a CLI or API for scripting.

## Ranked by swipes

| Product | What it does | Pricing | Score | Categories |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Railway](https://swipetolaunch.com/p/railway.md) | Deploy an app without configuring infrastructure | Paid | 50% of 6 swipes | Developer Tools |

## Questions

### What is the best free Heroku alternative?

None of the listings here is marked free or freemium right now.

### How are these ranked?

By swipes, smoothed for sample size: see https://swipetolaunch.com/about.md.

## Related

- [Replit alternatives](https://swipetolaunch.com/alternatives/replit.md)
- [Bolt alternatives](https://swipetolaunch.com/alternatives/bolt.md)
- [Insomnia alternatives](https://swipetolaunch.com/alternatives/insomnia.md)
- [Lovable alternatives](https://swipetolaunch.com/alternatives/lovable.md)
- [Postman alternatives](https://swipetolaunch.com/alternatives/postman.md)
- [v0 alternatives](https://swipetolaunch.com/alternatives/v0.md)

Page: https://swipetolaunch.com/alternatives/heroku