Best PaaS / App Hosting · head-to-head
Heroku vs Sevalla
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for paas / app hosting. Heroku has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Price: Heroku $5/mo vs Sevalla $5/mo — Heroku is cheaper to start.
- Free tier: Heroku No; Sevalla No.
- HIPAA: Heroku Yes; Sevalla —.
Side by side
| Heroku | Sevalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $5/mo (Eco) | $5/mo (Hobby H1) |
| Free tier | No | No |
| HIPAA (BAA) | Yes | — |
| SOC 2 | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Healthcare and regulated-industry apps needing BAA | Teams migrating from Kinsta Application Hosting (direct successor) |
Sources — Heroku: heroku.com (verified 2026-06-14). Sevalla: sevalla.com (verified 2026-06-14).
Key features
Heroku: Shield tier with HIPAA/PCI BAA for healthcare apps; Fir (Kubernetes) platform alongside legacy Cedar dynos; Private Spaces with network isolation; SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001/27017/27018, PCI DSS Level 1
Sevalla: SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001 + GDPR + CCPA certified; 25 global data centers + 260+ edge PoP servers for static delivery; Live preview environments per pull request; Vertical and horizontal auto-scaling without downtime; Private service-to-service connections by default