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A modern Heroku alternative for deploying and scaling apps

Heroku made deploying apps and services easy, but as you scale, costs, add-ons, and platform limits get in the way. Sevalla delivers a better developer experience and removes those limits with modern pricing and built-ins that grow with you. This comparison helps you make an informed decision.

Heroku
Server Locations
25 regions (powerful cloud infrastructure + Cloudflare)US & EU regions; more via Private Spaces (enterprise)
Scaling
Horizontal & vertical scaling per service (horizontal autoscaling available)Scale dyno size/count; autoscaling on select plans
Request Timeouts
~30 minutes (Cloudflare proxy)30s hard router timeout
Git Providers
GitHub, GitLab, BitbucketGitHub (native)
Deploy Methods
Auto-deploy from Git or deploy a Docker imagegit push to Heroku or auto-deploy from GitHub; Docker supported
Previews & Pipelines
Preview apps for each PR; Pipelines to promote buildsPreview apps for each PR; Pipelines to promote builds
Pricing Transparency
Usage-based (pod seconds, bandwidth, build minutes); no seat feesPer-dyno + add-ons (cost scales with dyno class/add-ons)
Entry Pricing
$5/mo (0.3 vCPU + 0.3 GB RAM)Varies by dyno type/size (billed per dyno)
Build Time Cost / Pipeline Minutes
App builds $0.02/min; static sites get 600 free mins/mo, then $0.05/minBuilds counted within dyno usage
Bandwidth
$0.10/GB outbound; internal traffic freeIncluded with dyno usage
Custom Domains & SSL/TLS
Included for all servicesIncluded for all services
Managed Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Redis/ValkeyPostgres and Redis-compatible key-value (others via add-ons)
Object Storage
S3-compatible, $0.02/GB, no ingress/egress feesNo native object storage
Static Site Hosting
100 sites freeNo static-site hosting
Static site delivery
Global CDN (Cloudflare edge)Served from the app or an external CDN
Webhooks
Platform webhooksApp/Platform webhooks
Team Collaboration
Org-based teams with roles (RBAC); unlimited usersTeams with roles; SSO on Enterprise
Security & Compliance
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPRSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR
DDoS protection
Enterprise-grade Cloudflare DDoS protectionBuilt-in protections; stronger controls with Private Spaces

“Sevalla slashed our infrastructure costs by over 88% while dramatically simplifying deployments, empowering our engineers to focus entirely on building our business.”

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Danny Yassine

Engineering Team Lead, ClearEstate

Discover why Sevalla is a great Heroku alternative

Pricing that scales easily

Pay only for what you use: pod seconds, build minutes, and outbound bandwidth. No seat fees and no add-on bloat just to scale.

Easier infra, faster shipping

Build with a Dockerfile, Nixpacks, or Buildpacks. Every pull request gets its own preview environment, and production deploys run with health checks and zero downtime.

Expert support from engineers

Sevalla offers all its customers a community on Discord, as well as email support staffed by the same world-class engineers who build the platform.

Everything in one place

Run your apps, databases, static sites, and object storage on the same platform. Services connect through fast internal networking, and you never pay extra for internal bandwidth.

Looking to migrate from Heroku?

Reuse your existing Git repos, buildpacks, or Docker images, and deploy the same way you already do. Start with $50 in free credits for 2 months and see why thousands of developers choose Sevalla.

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