Azure App Service vs Heroku

Azure App Service9.2Visit Heroku8.9Visit

Higher score Azure App Service #3 in Managed Cloud Hosting 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit site

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Heroku #6 in Managed Cloud Hosting 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Heroku

• Azure App Service fits best

  Enterprise web apps and APIs

• Heroku fits best

  Mature platform application hosting

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Side by side

Feature	Azure App Service 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Heroku 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#3 in Managed Cloud Hosting	#6 in Managed Cloud Hosting
Best for	Enterprise web apps and APIs	Mature platform application hosting
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$5/unit/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Compliance	GDPR	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	3 integrations	200+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azure App Service 1/2 · Heroku 0/2
Staging sites	—	Not checked yet
Free migration	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Backup retention	30 days	Not checked yet
Included storage	10 GB	Not checked yet
Included bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Support coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports Windows, Linux, web applications, APIs, and containers Autoscaling, deployment slots, monitoring, authentication, and backups Integrates with GitHub, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and Azure services	Git, GitHub, Docker, and CI-based deployment Pipelines, Review Apps, release history, and rollback Managed data services, APIs, and extensive logging
Cons	Free and Shared tiers use shared compute Data transfer charges apply on the D1 Shared plan Backups are available only on supported paid tiers	No free plan Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity Self-hosted deployment is not supported
Our verdict	Azure App Service is a fully managed platform-as-a-service for building, deploying, and scaling web applications, APIs, and mobile backends. It supports .NET, Java, Node.js, Python, PHP, and containerized workloads on Windows or Linux.… Read the review →	Heroku is a managed platform as a service for developers and teams building, deploying, running, and scaling web applications and APIs. Applications run in managed dynos, with deployment options spanning Git, GitHub, Docker, and continuous… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azure App Service — where it wins

  • Supports Windows, Linux, web applications, APIs, and containers
  • Autoscaling, deployment slots, monitoring, authentication, and backups
  • Integrates with GitHub, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and Azure services

  Where it doesn't

  • Free and Shared tiers use shared compute
  • Data transfer charges apply on the D1 Shared plan
  • Backups are available only on supported paid tiers

• Heroku — where it wins

  • Git, GitHub, Docker, and CI-based deployment
  • Pipelines, Review Apps, release history, and rollback
  • Managed data services, APIs, and extensive logging

  Where it doesn't

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

• Azure App Service9.2/10 · Free plan

  A broad managed hosting platform for teams running web applications and APIs on Azure.

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• Heroku8.9/10 · Paid

  A mature managed runtime for teams deploying web applications and APIs.

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