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We performed a comparison between Google App Engine and Heroku based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two PaaS Clouds solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Google App Engine vs. Heroku Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The solution is serverless, so we don't have to operate it.""Seurity features - unauthorized individuals are unable to access certain applications.""I've found that all of the features are valuable, especially the shared drive and the ability for multiple people to use their documents at the same time.""Its ability to integrate with most devices helps users who have different or old devices.""The product's initial setup phase was straightforward, considering that there is good documentation explaining the implementation part of it.""The WhatApp feature is the most valuable.""It is simple to use. It is much simpler than AWS. It is also very powerful.""The initial setup is okay. It's not too complex. Deployment took about one day."

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"We use Heroku to run generic data. We also use it for our customer development environment. It helps us to build and test websites.""What I found most valuable about this solution is that it's easy to use and integrate with GitHub actions.""I like the tool's scalability, CLI, and dashboards.""It's easy to push a change and to deploy new things.""Valuable for us was the fast deployment. This means the time to market is improved without pain for developers.""Thanks to Heroku, we don't need to do as much direct management in AWS.""The most valuable feature of Heroku is the continuous integration and applications it provides.""The platform is very Node.js-friendly, which is something that is important to us."

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Cons
"I think there's still a lot that can be done with Google Meet and the video conferencing part of it. It could be more dynamic in terms of what can be done with it.""The only concern is that there is a number of the offerings which are built on their own proprietary technologies. With some of the offerings in Google Cloud, it's difficult to have a path to migrate to other cloud providers.""There needs to be more directions in terms of how to use the solution.""I am limited to sending a photo to five people. I want to be able to send a photo to many people, not just five.""I would like a simpler deployment tool on laptops. It is a bit complicated at the moment. We know how to do it, but it could be easier to deploy it on laptops.""Some features of runtime don't work well in App Engine.""The support for the Indian region is not as good as compared to the support that is offered to the regions in Europe.""The documentation and community are lacking for this product."

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"They could flesh out some of their analytics a little more.""Heroku had an authentication problem a few months ago, but they solved it.""The tool's configuration is complex.""I improved the application performance by monitoring and adjusting the cleaner configuration to help set better lightweight limits on containers that run the app instances.""I think this solution would be improved if free demos were available indefinitely.""We don't find the pipelines intuitive. The user experience could be better. Having to set up multiple apps, then a pipeline, seems like an overkill on the amount of work to do.""Heroku doesn't support Docker images on the CI infrastructure.""Their support is good, but they can improve their response time."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I would like to have more free application with it. Some of the applications, I am paying more for them. I think that they must be free."
  • "We pay the license yearly. It's about $6 a month, which is $72 a year per person, so it's about $500."
  • "If we don't know how to work with the tool, we might have some spikes in price."
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  • "Its price is very good."
  • "The price of Heroku could be less expensive."
  • "There is a standard fee for a processing unit, they call them "dynos," and then you pay for add-ons."
  • "I rate the tool's pricing a three out of ten."
  • "The tool is free."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase was straightforward, considering that there is good documentation explaining the implementation part of it.
    Top Answer:If we don't know how to work with the tool, we might have some spikes in price. It will increase a lot of our bill. I rate the pricing a six out of ten.
    Top Answer:The support for the Indian region is not as good as compared to the support that is offered to the regions in Europe. My company faces a lot of problems with the support team, especially when Google's… more »
    Top Answer:I like the tool's scalability, CLI, and dashboards.
    Top Answer:I improved the application performance by monitoring and adjusting the cleaner configuration to help set better lightweight limits on containers that run the app instances.
    Top Answer:We use the solution to streamline mobile application deployment and management. By connecting our project's GitHub repository to Heroku, I enabled automatic deployments whenever changes were pushed to… more »
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    13th
    out of 33 in PaaS Clouds
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    3,977
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    4
    Average Words per Review
    500
    Rating
    7.8
    12th
    out of 33 in PaaS Clouds
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    4,427
    Comparisons
    3,284
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    4
    Average Words per Review
    307
    Rating
    8.0
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    Overview

    Google App Engine is a Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) provider that equips web application developers with all the resources and tools that they need to develop, test, and run their applications on Google's infrastructure. Everything is built into the kit, so with one download of the SDK, you'll be well on your way to first-rate apps.

    Established in 2007, Heroku is a cloud application platform providing a streamlined, efficient place for web app developers to create and deploy their applications. Heroku is designed to maximize developer productivity. With the entire web application development process available on the Herokucloud, creating and rolling out web apps has been made more efficient, convenient, and cost-effective than ever before.

    Sample Customers
    Khan Academy, Best Buy, Gigya, MetOffice, Getaround, Mimiboard, NewsLimited, WebFilings, and CloudLock.
    Facebook, UrbanDictionary, Code for America, Mailchimp, Rapportive, GitHub, TED, and Lyft.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Media Company25%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Non Profit13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization16%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Media Company9%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company43%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Marketing Services Firm14%
    Sports Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Educational Organization12%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business58%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise61%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business81%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise12%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise64%
    Buyer's Guide
    Google App Engine vs. Heroku
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Google App Engine vs. Heroku and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    763,955 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Google App Engine is ranked 13th in PaaS Clouds with 5 reviews while Heroku is ranked 12th in PaaS Clouds with 4 reviews. Google App Engine is rated 8.2, while Heroku is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Google App Engine writes "The tool offers reliability and ease of management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Heroku writes "A scalable solution that is easy to deploy and maintain and makes application deployment easy and straightforward". Google App Engine is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Oracle Cloud Platform, Google Compute Engine and OpenShift, whereas Heroku is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, OpenShift, Pivotal Cloud Foundry and Oracle Cloud Platform. See our Google App Engine vs. Heroku report.

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