Cloudways (DO) vs Heroku
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
Cloudways (DO) (managed-cloud) and Heroku (paas) overlap on 2 stacks. The table below shows the cheapest fitting plan on each for a typical startup workload (~50,000 visits/month) — list prices, no promos.
Cloudways (DO)managed-cloud
| DO 1GB | $11/mo |
| DO 2GB | $24/mo |
| DO 4GB | $46/mo |
Herokupaas
| Eco | $5/mo |
| Basic | $7/mo |
| Standard-2X | $50/mo |
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | Cloudways (DO) | Heroku | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laravel | $11 (DO 1GB) | $50 (Standard-2X) | Cloudways (DO) |
| WordPress | $11 (DO 1GB) | $50 (Standard-2X) | Cloudways (DO) |