Pick Heroku if
app teams who will stay on Eco at $5 / month (1,000 shared dyno hours, sleeps after 30 minutes) while they open a first Datastores list, then buy Basic at $7 / dyno / month when they need always-on.
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Our take
Pick Heroku if app teams who will stay on Eco at $5 / month (1,000 shared dyno hours, sleeps after 30 minutes) while they open a first Datastores list, then buy Basic at $7 / dyno / month when they need always-on. Pick Vercel if frontend / Next.js teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (personal, non-commercial, usage caps) while they open a first Resources tab, then buy Pro at $20 / month (1 deploying seat + $20 usage
Best for
Heroku Postgres rows you attach at a public $
Vercel Functions and static files you inspect at $0
Free plan
Heroku No free plan
Vercel $0 · / month. Personal, non-commercial. Usage caps; cannot buy extra usage. 200 projects. 100 deployments / day. 50 domains / project. 1 hour runtime logs on the Hobby comparison we fetched
Lowest paid
Heroku Eco $5
Vercel Pro $20
Next step up
Heroku Basic $7/hour
Vercel Add-ons we fetched $300
Runs where
Heroku Hosted
Vercel Hosted
Watch out
Heroku There is no $0 dyno
Vercel Hobby is personal / non-commercial
Last checked
Heroku 2026-10-23 · heroku.com/pricing
Vercel 2026-10-23 · vercel.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Vercel if
frontend / Next.js teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (personal, non-commercial, usage caps) while they open a first Resources tab, then buy Pro at $20 / month (1 deploying seat + $20 usage credit) when they need commercial use, team roles, or on-demand usage.
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