Galaxy vs Heroku

Galaxy9.2Visit Heroku8.7Visit

Higher score Galaxy #2 in Python Hosting 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Galaxy

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Heroku #7 in Python Hosting 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Heroku

• Galaxy fits best

  Production Django and Flask applications

• Heroku fits best

  Mature teams using established PaaS workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Galaxy 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Heroku 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Python Hosting	#7 in Python Hosting
Best for	Production Django and Flask applications	Mature teams using established PaaS workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.0083/unit usage-based	$5/unit/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	6 integrations	200+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Galaxy 2/2 · Heroku 0/2
Background workers	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Scheduled jobs	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Python runtime	Container	Not checked yet
Deployment method	Git	Not checked yet
Available regions	3	Not checked yet
Included bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports Django, Flask, FastAPI, Starlette, WSGI, and ASGI Includes Celery workers, scheduled tasks, scaling, and rollbacks Provides managed PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis	Git, GitHub, Docker, and CI-based deployment Pipelines, Review Apps, release history, and rollback Managed data services, APIs, and extensive logging
Cons	The free Sandbox is limited to 1 Nano container Production pricing varies by container-hour usage The platform is available for web deployments only	No free plan Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity Self-hosted deployment is not supported
Our verdict	Galaxy is a container-based cloud platform for deploying Python web applications. It supports Django, Flask, FastAPI, Starlette, WSGI, and ASGI applications, making it a focused option for developers, startups, and teams running production… Read the review →	Heroku is a platform as a service for developers and teams building, deploying, running, and scaling web applications and APIs. Managed dynos provide the application runtime, while Git, GitHub, Docker, and continuous integration workflows… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Galaxy — where it wins

  • Supports Django, Flask, FastAPI, Starlette, WSGI, and ASGI
  • Includes Celery workers, scheduled tasks, scaling, and rollbacks
  • Provides managed PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis

  Where it doesn't

  • The free Sandbox is limited to 1 Nano container
  • Production pricing varies by container-hour usage
  • The platform is available for web deployments only

• 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

• Galaxy9.2/10 · Free plan

  A Python-focused host for Django and Flask teams that need managed deployment and scaling.

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• Heroku8.7/10 · Paid

  A mature PaaS with strong deployment workflows, but no free plan.

  Visit HerokuFull verdict →