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Head-to-head · Django Hosting

Heroku vs Appliku

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Heroku #5 in Django Hosting 7.2/10 From $5/mo ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Heroku
Appliku #8 in Django Hosting 6.9/10 Free plan · paid from $10/mo Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Appliku

Heroku leads on 1 check, Appliku on 4, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreHeroku · 7.2/10
  • Lowest starting priceHeroku · $5/mo
  • Free planonly Appliku
  • Most featuresAppliku · 3 of 3

Heroku scores higher on our rubric for django hosting: 7.2 against 6.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #8.

Appliku offers free plan; Heroku doesn't. Heroku is cheaper to start at $5/mo against $10/mo. Appliku offers managed database; Heroku doesn't publish it. Appliku offers background workers; Heroku doesn't publish it. Appliku offers git deployments; Heroku doesn't publish it.

Heroku is the better fit for teams wanting a mature general PaaS. Appliku is the better fit for developers wanting broad deployment automation.

  • Heroku fits best

    Teams wanting a mature general PaaS

  • Appliku fits best

    Developers wanting broad deployment automation

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Side by side

Feature Heroku 7.2/10 Visit ↗ Appliku 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.2 6.9
Ranking #5 in Django Hosting #8 in Django Hosting
Best for Teams wanting a mature general PaaS Developers wanting broad deployment automation
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $5/mo (best) $10/mo
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Tickets, Community, Docs Email, Community, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS GDPR
Integrations 200+ integrations 7 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Heroku 0/3 · Appliku 3/3
Managed database Not published ✓ (best)
Background workers Not published ✓ (best)
Git deployments Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Python versions Not published Multiple
Included storage Not published Not published
Deployment regions Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Git, GitHub, Docker, and CI-based deployment
  • Pipelines, Review Apps, release history, and rollback
  • Managed data services, APIs, add-ons, and unified logging
  • Django, Celery, beat, and release processes
  • Git deployments, Docker builds, HTTPS, backups, and monitoring
  • Free plan plus managed PostgreSQL, Redis, and RabbitMQ
Cons
  • No free plan
  • Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity
  • Not specifically focused on Django hosting
  • Cloud-provider server costs are separate
  • Free plan limits deployments to 3 successful deployments per week
  • Advanced server capacity starts at the Growth tier
Our verdict

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 available through Git, GitHub, Docker, and continuous integration…

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Appliku is a bring-your-own-server platform for deploying and managing Django and other web applications. It connects GitHub, GitLab, custom Git repositories, or Docker workflows to servers hosted with DigitalOcean, AWS, Hetzner Cloud, or…

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  1. HerokuDjango Hosting 7.2From $5/mo
  2. ApplikuDjango Hosting 6.9Free plan · paid from $10/mo

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Heroku — where it wins

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

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan
    • Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity
    • Not specifically focused on Django hosting

  • Appliku — where it wins

    • Django, Celery, beat, and release processes
    • Git deployments, Docker builds, HTTPS, backups, and monitoring
    • Free plan plus managed PostgreSQL, Redis, and RabbitMQ

    Where it doesn't

    • Cloud-provider server costs are separate
    • Free plan limits deployments to 3 successful deployments per week
    • Advanced server capacity starts at the Growth tier
  • Heroku7.2/10 · From $5/mo

    A mature general PaaS with strong deployment workflows, but no free plan or Django-specific focus.

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  • Appliku6.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $10/mo

    A broad Django deployment platform with a free plan and bring-your-own-server model.

    Visit ApplikuFull verdict →

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