PythonAnywhere vs Heroku

PythonAnywhere9.4Visit Heroku8.7Visit

Higher score PythonAnywhere #1 in Python Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit PythonAnywhere

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

• PythonAnywhere fits best

  Python developers wanting an all-in-one host

• Heroku fits best

  Mature teams using established PaaS workflows

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Side by side

Feature	PythonAnywhere 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Heroku 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Python Hosting	#7 in Python Hosting
Best for	Python developers wanting an all-in-one host	Mature teams using established PaaS workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$5/unit/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	2 integrations	200+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features PythonAnywhere 0/2 · Heroku 0/2
Background workers	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Scheduled jobs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Python runtime	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment method	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Available regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Browser IDE, Python and Bash consoles, and database consoles Quick starts for Django, Flask, Bottle, and web2py Scheduled and always-on tasks with paid plans	Git, GitHub, Docker, and CI-based deployment Pipelines, Review Apps, release history, and rollback Managed data services, APIs, and extensive logging
Cons	The free plan restricts outbound Internet access The free plan includes one web app and one web worker Custom domains, SSH, and SFTP require a paid plan	No free plan Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity Self-hosted deployment is not supported
Our verdict	PythonAnywhere combines browser-based Python development with managed web application hosting. It is aimed at developers, educators, students, and teams that want to write, run, and deploy Python applications without managing server… 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

• PythonAnywhere — where it wins

  • Browser IDE, Python and Bash consoles, and database consoles
  • Quick starts for Django, Flask, Bottle, and web2py
  • Scheduled and always-on tasks with paid plans

  Where it doesn't

  • The free plan restricts outbound Internet access
  • The free plan includes one web app and one web worker
  • Custom domains, SSH, and SFTP require a paid plan

• 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

• PythonAnywhere9.4/10 · Free plan

  A practical all-in-one Python host with a useful free tier and clear paid entry point.

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• Heroku8.7/10 · Paid

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

  Visit HerokuFull verdict →