Looking for a Heroku alternative?
Heroku pioneered git-push deployment, then removed its free tier and kept per-dyno, per-add-on billing. G7Cloud gives you the same push-to-deploy workflow in a dedicated container, with Postgres and Redis included, at a fixed £/mo.
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About Heroku
Who Heroku are
Heroku, launched in 2007 and owned by Salesforce, is a PaaS built on git push, buildpacks, dynos and an add-on marketplace. Its billing is per dyno (app process) plus per add-on, with databases, Redis and most extras as separate line items, and its free tier was withdrawn in 2022.
If you want fixed UK pricing, a dedicated container per site, and email, DNS and tested backups included as standard, here is why teams move to G7Cloud.
The case for switching
Why people leave Heroku for G7Cloud
Fixed pricing, a dedicated container per site, and email, DNS and tested backups included as standard. Here is what changes when you move.
The line items stack up
A typical small Heroku app is a web dyno + a worker dyno + a Postgres add-on + a Redis add-on: four separate charges before you have done anything unusual. On G7Cloud, Business (£24/mo) includes your app container, managed PostgreSQL 15 and Redis 7, cron jobs, email and DNS in one fixed price.
Costs scale per process
On Heroku, every additional process type and every add-on tier moves the bill. G7Cloud pricing moves only when you change plan, and each plan covers multiple sites (3 on Business, 10 on Pro), so side projects and staging apps do not each grow their own invoice.
No free tier there; a real free plan here
Heroku ended its free tier in 2022. G7Cloud’s Free plan is free forever for the AI Website Builder, and Starter at £12/mo hosts a real git-deployed app with a custom domain, SSL and daily backups.
The workflow survives the move
Git push-to-deploy (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket), live build logs, environment variables, rollback via redeploy, deploy webhooks, plus PR preview environments on Pro, an in-browser terminal, and 14 framework presets or a custom Dockerfile where a buildpack would have been.
UK infrastructure, GBP billing
Your app runs in a dedicated container on UK infrastructure behind ScaleShield, billed in fixed pounds, supported by the UK-based engineers who run the platform. For UK businesses that beats a USD invoice from a US cloud.
G7Cloud vs Heroku, side by side
What you get on each plan, side by side.
Heroku bills per dyno plus per add-on (Postgres, Redis and most extras are separate charges), and no free tier has existed since 2022. G7Cloud plans are flat GBP with Postgres and Redis included from Business.
Fixed prices, one ladder
What switching actually costs
Fixed GBP prices. The price you sign up at is the price you renew at, whatever your traffic or team size. Every plan includes the AI Website Builder, free SSL and ScaleShield protection.
Business
Up to 3 sites plus full-stack AI apps: shop, bookings, CMS.
- 3 hosted sites: any type, incl. WooCommerce & Magento
- Full-stack AI apps: online shop, bookings, CMS & more
- Database plus admin panel on AI-built sites
- Stripe checkout on your AI-built shop (your own keys)
- AI Website Builder · 5 projects, publish 3
- 1.25M AI tokens per month
- Managed PostgreSQL & Redis add-ons
- Site cloning, phpMyAdmin, WP-CLI
- Everything in Starter included
Full feature breakdown on the pricing page. 30-day money-back guarantee on every paid plan.
Moving from Heroku
We move you. Free. You approve every step.
Connect your repo and deploy: 14 framework presets cover most Heroku buildpack cases, and a custom Dockerfile covers the rest. We help you move your Postgres data into a managed PostgreSQL 15 instance, wire up environment variables, and preview everything on yourapp.apps.g7cloud.com before DNS moves. Assisted and free.
- Assisted by our team: we do it with you, not to you
- Preview everything on a temporary URL before anything switches
- Your old site stays live until you approve the cutover
- 30-day money-back guarantee if it does not work out
Heroku alternative: questions answered
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Host your site on managed UK infrastructure from £12/mo, or build something new with the AI Website Builder on the Free plan. Fixed prices, and you own the code.