AWS Amplify Hosting vs Heroku

AWS Amplify Hosting8.6Visit Heroku6.5Visit

Higher score AWS Amplify Hosting #5 in Next.js Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit AWS Amplify

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Heroku #26 in Next.js Hosting 6.5/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Heroku

• AWS Amplify Hosting fits best

  AWS teams needing full Next.js support

• Heroku fits best

  Established teams using deployment pipelines

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Amplify Hosting 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Heroku 6.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	6.5
Ranking	#5 in Next.js Hosting	#26 in Next.js Hosting
Best for	AWS teams needing full Next.js support	Established teams using deployment pipelines
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$15/site/mo	$5/unit/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	200+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AWS Amplify Hosting 4/4 · Heroku 0/4
Edge delivery	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Serverless runtime	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Node.js runtime	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Preview deployments	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Build minutes	1000 min/mo	Not checked yet
Bandwidth	15 GB/mo	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports SSR, ISR, API routes, middleware, and image optimization Git-based deployment with feature branches and pull request previews CloudFront delivery plus CloudWatch monitoring and access logs	GitHub, Docker, Git, and CI-based deployment options Pipelines, Review Apps, release history, and rollback Managed data services, add-ons, logs, and Platform API
Cons	No permanent free plan Usage-based billing spans builds, storage, transfer, and SSR usage Web Application Firewall costs $15 per Amplify app per month	Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity No free plan is available Self-hosted deployment is not supported
Our verdict	AWS Amplify Hosting is a managed service for static, single-page, and server-rendered web applications. It is aimed at teams deploying Next.js applications that need more than static hosting, including server-side rendering, static… Read the review →	Heroku is a managed platform as a service for teams building, deploying, running, and scaling web applications and APIs. Applications run in managed dynos, with deployment through Git, GitHub, Docker, and continuous integration workflows.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS Amplify Hosting — where it wins

  • Supports SSR, ISR, API routes, middleware, and image optimization
  • Git-based deployment with feature branches and pull request previews
  • CloudFront delivery plus CloudWatch monitoring and access logs

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Usage-based billing spans builds, storage, transfer, and SSR usage
  • Web Application Firewall costs $15 per Amplify app per month

• Heroku — where it wins

  • GitHub, Docker, Git, and CI-based deployment options
  • Pipelines, Review Apps, release history, and rollback
  • Managed data services, add-ons, logs, and Platform API

  Where it doesn't

  • Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity
  • No free plan is available
  • Self-hosted deployment is not supported

• AWS Amplify Hosting8.6/10 · Paid

  A full Next.js hosting stack with AWS integrations and usage-based pricing.

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• Heroku6.5/10 · Paid

  A mature pipeline-focused PaaS with managed runtimes, review environments, and rollback.

  Visit HerokuFull verdict →