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Heroku vs Netlify

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 2026Netlify · updated Jul 2026

Web app

Metric	Heroku	Netlify
Cost at 1k DAU	$55/mo	$42.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$14/mo	$20.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$55/mo	$42.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$55/mo	$523.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$64/mo	$10146.05/mo
Services used	Heroku · Dynos · Eco Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score	83/100	66/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

SaaS product

Metric	Heroku	Netlify
Cost at 1k DAU	$55.40/mo	$42.65/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$14/mo	$20.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$55.40/mo	$42.65/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$60.60/mo	$529.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$123.60/mo	$10205.65/mo
Services used	Heroku · Dynos · Eco Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0 Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Heroku · Scheduler · Free add-on	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Netlify · Scheduled Functions · Included
Fit score	64/100	69/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

E-commerce store

Metric	Heroku	Netlify
Cost at 1k DAU	$63.73/mo	$50.98/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$14.81/mo	$21.06/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$63.73/mo	$50.98/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$142.84/mo	$611.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$942.85/mo	$11024.90/mo
Services used	Heroku · Dynos · Eco Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0 Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score	65/100	66/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

API / backend service

Metric	Heroku	Netlify
Cost at 1k DAU	$55/mo	$42.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$14/mo	$20.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$55/mo	$42.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$55/mo	$523.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$64/mo	$10146.05/mo
Services used	Heroku · Dynos · Eco Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score	83/100	56/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

Mobile app backend

Metric	Heroku	Netlify
Cost at 1k DAU	$63.73/mo	$50.98/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$14.81/mo	$21.06/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$63.73/mo	$50.98/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$142.84/mo	$611.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$942.85/mo	$11024.90/mo
Services used	Heroku · Dynos · Eco Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0 Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score	65/100	56/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

Realtime / collaborative

Metric	Heroku	Netlify
Cost at 1k DAU	$55/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU	$14/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU	$55/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU	$55/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU	$64/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Services used	Heroku · Dynos · Eco Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0	Not a fit for this app type
Fit score	83/100	—

Verdict: Heroku is the only viable option for this app type.

Jobs & pipelines

Metric	Heroku	Netlify
Cost at 1k DAU	$55.40/mo	$42.65/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$14/mo	$20.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$55.40/mo	$42.65/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$60.60/mo	$529.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$123.60/mo	$10205.65/mo
Services used	Heroku · Dynos · Eco Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0 Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Heroku · Scheduler · Free add-on	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Netlify · Scheduled Functions · Included
Fit score	64/100	69/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

AI app

Metric	Heroku	Netlify
Cost at 1k DAU	$63.73/mo	$50.98/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$14.81/mo	$21.06/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$63.73/mo	$50.98/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$142.84/mo	$611.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$942.85/mo	$11024.90/mo
Services used	Heroku · Dynos · Eco Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0 Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score	55/100	66/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

Internal tool

Metric	Heroku	Netlify
Cost at 1k DAU	$55/mo	$42.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$14/mo	$20.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$55/mo	$42.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$55/mo	$523.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$64/mo	$10146.05/mo
Services used	Heroku · Dynos · Eco Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0	Netlify · Hosting & Functions · Pro Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score	83/100	66/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Netlify cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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