Heroku vs Gleis PaaS

Heroku9.4Visit GPGleis PaaS9.0Visit

Higher score Heroku #1 in Ruby on Rails Hosting 9.4/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Heroku

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GP Gleis PaaS #3 in Ruby on Rails Hosting 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Gleis PaaS

• Heroku fits best

  Teams wanting a mature Rails PaaS

• Gleis PaaS fits best

  Budget-conscious Rails developers

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Side by side

Feature	Heroku 9.4/10 Visit ↗	GPGleis PaaS 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Ruby on Rails Hosting	#3 in Ruby on Rails Hosting
Best for	Teams wanting a mature Rails PaaS	Budget-conscious Rails developers
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$5/unit/mo	9 CHF/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email
Integrations	200+ integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Heroku 0/3 · Gleis PaaS 3/3
Managed database	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Background jobs	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Git deployment	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Ruby version support	Not checked yet	Multiple versions
Apps on entry plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Managed dyno runtime with Git, GitHub, Docker, and CI deployment Pipelines, Review Apps, release history, and rollback support Managed data services, logging, APIs, and extensive integrations	Git-based Rails deployment with multiple Ruby versions Managed PostgreSQL, background workers, and scheduled jobs Free plan plus SSL, rolling upgrades, and health checks
Cons	No free plan is available Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity Audit trails are documented for Enterprise accounts	Verified integration coverage is limited to Travis CI The free plan includes one non-productive PostgreSQL database No AI features are included
Our verdict	Heroku is a paid platform as a service for teams building, deploying, running, and scaling applications, including Ruby on Rails applications. It runs applications in managed dynos and supports web and API workloads. The platform suits… Read the review →	Gleis PaaS is a Swiss cloud Platform as a Service for developers deploying Ruby on Rails and other twelve-factor web applications. It supports Ruby, Python, Elixir, Node.js, and .NET Core, with deployments managed through an open-source… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Heroku — where it wins

  • Managed dyno runtime with Git, GitHub, Docker, and CI deployment
  • Pipelines, Review Apps, release history, and rollback support
  • Managed data services, logging, APIs, and extensive integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity
  • Audit trails are documented for Enterprise accounts

• Gleis PaaS — where it wins

  • Git-based Rails deployment with multiple Ruby versions
  • Managed PostgreSQL, background workers, and scheduled jobs
  • Free plan plus SSL, rolling upgrades, and health checks

  Where it doesn't

  • Verified integration coverage is limited to Travis CI
  • The free plan includes one non-productive PostgreSQL database
  • No AI features are included

• Heroku9.4/10 · Paid

  A mature Rails PaaS with managed runtime, deployment workflows, and data services.

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• GPGleis PaaS9.0/10 · Free plan

  A budget-friendly Rails PaaS with Git deployment, PostgreSQL, workers, and a free plan.

  Visit Gleis PaaSFull verdict →