Heroku vs ServiceNow App Engine

Heroku9.1Visit ServiceNow App Engine8.7Visit

Higher score Heroku #3 in Platform as a Service 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Heroku

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ServiceNow App Engine #7 in Platform as a Service 8.7/10 Free plan · pricing on request Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit ServiceNow

• Heroku fits best

  Mature teams using conventional PaaS workflows

• ServiceNow App Engine fits best

  Enterprise workflow applications built with low-code tools

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Side by side

Feature	Heroku 9.1/10 Visit ↗	ServiceNow App Engine 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Platform as a Service	#7 in Platform as a Service
Best for	Mature teams using conventional PaaS workflows	Enterprise workflow applications built with low-code tools
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$5/unit/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS
Integrations	200+ integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise, Mid-market
Features Heroku 0/5 · ServiceNow App Engine 0/5
Managed databases	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Autoscaling	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Private networking	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Preview environments	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Container deployments	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Deploy with Git, GitHub or Docker and organize releases with pipelines. Review Apps, release history and rollback support application delivery. Dyno tiers add always-on service, scaling and dedicated compute options.	Visual development, Flow Designer, and custom application data structures Role-based access controls, APIs, and governance capabilities Mobile app development and publishing, with AI features in paid tiers
Cons	There is no free plan; Eco starts at $5 per dyno per month. Eco sleeps after 30 minutes of inactivity. 24/7 support is not listed among its support options.	App Engine Starter is a starter entitlement, not a separate commercial package Foundation and Prime use custom quotes rather than public numeric prices Its focus is workflow business applications, not general-purpose hosting
Our verdict	Heroku is a managed, container-based cloud Platform as a Service for developers and teams deploying applications on managed dynos. Git, GitHub and Docker deployments, pipelines, Review Apps and release management suit teams with… Read the review →	ServiceNow App Engine is a low-code platform for building, deploying, and governing custom workflow applications on the ServiceNow AI Platform. It is aimed at business technologists, administrators, professional developers, and enterprise… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Heroku — where it wins

  • Deploy with Git, GitHub or Docker and organize releases with pipelines.
  • Review Apps, release history and rollback support application delivery.
  • Dyno tiers add always-on service, scaling and dedicated compute options.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan; Eco starts at $5 per dyno per month.
  • Eco sleeps after 30 minutes of inactivity.
  • 24/7 support is not listed among its support options.

• ServiceNow App Engine — where it wins

  • Visual development, Flow Designer, and custom application data structures
  • Role-based access controls, APIs, and governance capabilities
  • Mobile app development and publishing, with AI features in paid tiers

  Where it doesn't

  • App Engine Starter is a starter entitlement, not a separate commercial package
  • Foundation and Prime use custom quotes rather than public numeric prices
  • Its focus is workflow business applications, not general-purpose hosting

• Heroku9.1/10 · Paid

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

  Visit HerokuFull verdict →
• ServiceNow App Engine8.7/10 · Free plan · pricing on request

  Build and govern workflow apps with visual tools, automation, integrations, and mobile publishing.

  Visit ServiceNowFull verdict →