Akamai Connected Cloud vs Heroku

Akamai Connected Cloud8.4Visit Heroku8.1Visit

Higher score Akamai Connected Cloud #5 in Enterprise Web Hosting 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Akamai Cloud

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Heroku #8 in Enterprise Web Hosting 8.1/10 From $5/mo ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Heroku

• Akamai Connected Cloud fits best

  Flexible cloud hosting with broad infrastructure options

• Heroku fits best

  Teams wanting managed app deployment workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Akamai Connected Cloud 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Heroku 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.1
Ranking	#5 in Enterprise Web Hosting	#8 in Enterprise Web Hosting
Best for	Flexible cloud hosting with broad infrastructure options	Teams wanting managed app deployment workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	$5/mo
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	5 integrations	200+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akamai Connected Cloud 0/1 · Heroku 0/1
WAF and DDoS protection	—	Not published
Specs
Uptime SLA tier	99.99%	Not published
Enterprise support	24/7	Not published
Deployment model	Multi_cloud	Not published
Compliance coverage	SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001	Not published
Backup retention	14 days	Not published
Our review
Pros	Shared, dedicated, and high-memory compute with GPU options Managed Kubernetes, databases, storage, networking, and serverless tools 99.99% uptime SLA with SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001 coverage	GitHub, Docker, pipelines, review apps, and rollback support Private Spaces offer regional deployment and rolling deploys Unified application, system, API, add-on, and build logs
Cons	WAF and DDoS protection are not confirmed as bundled base-plan features Plan availability can vary by region Its broad infrastructure scope may exceed focused hosting requirements	No free plan is available Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity Higher-capacity dynos reach $750 per dyno per month
Our verdict	Akamai Connected Cloud is a distributed cloud infrastructure platform for developers, businesses, and enterprises running varied workloads. It combines virtual compute, object and block storage, managed databases, Kubernetes, networking,… Read the review →	Heroku is a managed, container-based cloud Platform as a Service for developers and teams deploying web applications and APIs. Applications run in managed dynos, with deployment options spanning Git, GitHub, and Docker. Its workflow… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Akamai Connected Cloud — where it wins

  • Shared, dedicated, and high-memory compute with GPU options
  • Managed Kubernetes, databases, storage, networking, and serverless tools
  • 99.99% uptime SLA with SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001 coverage

  Where it doesn't

  • WAF and DDoS protection are not confirmed as bundled base-plan features
  • Plan availability can vary by region
  • Its broad infrastructure scope may exceed focused hosting requirements

• Heroku — where it wins

  • GitHub, Docker, pipelines, review apps, and rollback support
  • Private Spaces offer regional deployment and rolling deploys
  • Unified application, system, API, add-on, and build logs

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity
  • Higher-capacity dynos reach $750 per dyno per month

• Akamai Connected Cloud8.4/10 · Paid

  A broad cloud infrastructure platform for teams managing varied workloads across environments.

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• Heroku8.1/10 · From $5/mo

  A strong fit for managed deployment workflows, with costs rising at higher capacity.

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