Heroku defined what a great deploy workflow feels like — git push, and your app is live. DeployCloud keeps that same workflow but runs it on a fully managed platform with flat, predictable pricing — so you get the ergonomics without the per-dyno bill.
July 17, 2026·3 min read
If you loved Heroku's simplicity but not its pricing — especially after the free tier was retired in November 2022 — DeployCloud is built for you. It is a fully managed platform-as-a-service: the same git push deploy, Procfile process model, add-ons and instant rollback, all running on our cloud infrastructure — with flat, predictable plans instead of a per-dyno, per-add-on meter.
DeployCloud deliberately mirrors the Heroku mental model, so there is almost nothing new to learn:
web, worker and release processes exactly like on Heroku.| DeployCloud | Heroku | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting model | Fully managed cloud | Fully managed cloud |
| Pricing | Flat monthly — $0 / $19 / $99 | Per dyno + per add-on, metered |
| Free tier | Yes — 1 app, no card | Removed in 2022 |
| Git push to deploy | Yes | Yes |
| Procfile process model | Yes | Yes |
| Zero-downtime releases | Yes, health-checked | Yes |
| Preview environments | Yes, every branch | Review apps (paid pipelines) |
| Metrics & alerts | Built-in, threshold alerts | Metrics on paid dynos |
| Backups | Scheduled + one-click restore | Scheduled on paid Postgres |
Beyond matching Heroku's git-push workflow, DeployCloud bakes in the day-2 operations tooling you'd otherwise assemble from paid add-ons:
Heroku is a mature platform with a vast third-party add-on marketplace and years of ecosystem depth — if you lean on a niche add-on, it may only exist there. DeployCloud is fully managed too, so nobody on your team patches a host or carries a pager either. What you gain is flat pricing that does not climb with every dyno and add-on, plus a complete platform where preview environments, metrics, alerts, backups and cron are all included rather than billed line by line.
DeployCloud's sweet spot is a startup, an agency or a side-project fleet that outgrew Heroku's per-dyno bill and wants one flat, predictable price covering backend apps, static sites, previews and add-ons alike.
Choose Heroku if you depend on its marketplace of third-party add-ons or its deep ecosystem. Choose DeployCloud if you want Heroku's exact workflow with flat, predictable pricing, a complete platform with previews, metrics, backups and cron included, or you're consolidating several small apps whose combined Heroku bill has crept up.
For the core workflow — git push, Procfile, add-ons, config vars and rollback — yes. You point it at a repo and deploy the same way. It does not replicate Heroku's full marketplace of third-party add-ons, but the common ones (Postgres, Redis, object storage) are built in.
DeployCloud's plans are flat and predictable — Free at $0, Pro at $19/mo for up to 10 apps, and Business at $99/mo for up to 50. Because there is no per-dyno, per-seat or per-add-on charge, teams running several small apps typically see the biggest saving.
Usually very little. If your app already has a Procfile and reads config from environment variables — the Heroku way — it will feel at home. Bring your Dockerfile, or let Nixpacks detect the stack.
Nothing to provision — DeployCloud is fully managed. Connect a Git repo and push; we build and run your app on our cloud, with automatic HTTPS and custom domains handled for you. Add a Dockerfile if you want full control of the build, or let Nixpacks detect your stack.
Point us at a repo and go — free to start, no credit card, cancel anytime.