Heroku vs Wasmer Django Hosting

Heroku8.6Visit Wasmer Django Hosting8.2Visit

Higher score Heroku #4 in Django Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Heroku

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Wasmer Django Hosting #8 in Django Hosting 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Wasmer

• Heroku fits best

  Teams wanting a mature general PaaS

• Wasmer Django Hosting fits best

  Django teams wanting automated edge scaling

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Side by side

Feature	Heroku 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Wasmer Django Hosting 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.2
Ranking	#4 in Django Hosting	#8 in Django Hosting
Best for	Teams wanting a mature general PaaS	Django teams wanting automated edge scaling
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$5/unit/mo	$10/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Integrations	200+ integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Heroku 0/3 · Wasmer Django Hosting 3/3
Managed database	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Background workers	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Git deployments	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Python versions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included storage	Not checked yet	10 GB
Deployment regions	Not checked yet	12
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	Automatic Django detection, dependency installation, and deployment packaging Managed MySQL and PostgreSQL databases with persistent volumes Automatic scaling across edge locations with HTTPS and SSL certificates
Cons	No free plan Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity Not specifically focused on Django hosting	GitHub is the listed repository deployment integration Hobby is limited to one member seat Advanced support and a 99.95% SLA require Enterprise & Subhosting
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… Read the review →	Wasmer Django Hosting deploys Django applications to Wasmer Edge, a WebAssembly-powered cloud platform. It is aimed at Django teams that want automated framework detection, dependency installation, GitHub-connected deployments, managed… Read the review →

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

• Wasmer Django Hosting — where it wins

  • Automatic Django detection, dependency installation, and deployment packaging
  • Managed MySQL and PostgreSQL databases with persistent volumes
  • Automatic scaling across edge locations with HTTPS and SSL certificates

  Where it doesn't

  • GitHub is the listed repository deployment integration
  • Hobby is limited to one member seat
  • Advanced support and a 99.95% SLA require Enterprise & Subhosting

• Heroku8.6/10 · Paid

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

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• Wasmer Django Hosting8.2/10 · Free plan

  A Django-focused host with automated deployments, managed databases, and edge scaling.

  Visit WasmerFull verdict →