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Heroku vs Neon

Monthly hosting costs for typical app profiles — computed with the same recommendation engine as StackPlan stack reports. Assumes balanced budget and ops preferences unless noted.

Pricing data:Heroku · updated Jul 2026Neon · updated Jul 2026

Web app

MetricHerokuNeon
Cost at 1k DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$64/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score83/100—
Verdict: Heroku is the only viable option for this app type.

SaaS product

MetricHerokuNeon
Cost at 1k DAU$55.40/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$55.40/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$60.60/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$123.60/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Heroku · Scheduler · Free add-on
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score64/100—
Verdict: Heroku is the only viable option for this app type.

E-commerce store

MetricHerokuNeon
Cost at 1k DAU$63.73/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14.81/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$63.73/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$142.84/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$942.85/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score65/100—
Verdict: Heroku is the only viable option for this app type.

API / backend service

MetricHerokuNeon
Cost at 1k DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$64/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score83/100—
Verdict: Heroku is the only viable option for this app type.

Mobile app backend

MetricHerokuNeon
Cost at 1k DAU$63.73/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14.81/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$63.73/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$142.84/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$942.85/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score65/100—
Verdict: Heroku is the only viable option for this app type.

Realtime / collaborative

MetricHerokuNeon
Cost at 1k DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$64/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score83/100—
Verdict: Heroku is the only viable option for this app type.

Jobs & pipelines

MetricHerokuNeon
Cost at 1k DAU$55.40/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$55.40/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$60.60/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$123.60/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Heroku · Scheduler · Free add-on
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score64/100—
Verdict: Heroku is the only viable option for this app type.

AI app

MetricHerokuNeon
Cost at 1k DAU$63.73/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14.81/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$63.73/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$142.84/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$942.85/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score55/100—
Verdict: Heroku is the only viable option for this app type.

Internal tool

MetricHerokuNeon
Cost at 1k DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$64/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score83/100—
Verdict: Heroku is the only viable option for this app type.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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