Hosting Django on Heroku
Pricing data as of 2026-10-12 · refreshed weekly
Heroku is a paas platform. Django needs roughly 1024MB RAM for a production server process, so the cheapest plan that actually fits depends on your traffic. Below is the cheapest Heroku plan that fits each traffic level, computed from current list prices.
Note: the 1024MB figure is for serving the built app. Production builds (next build and friends) are heavier and belong in CI or on your laptop — run them on the same small instance and you'll hit out-of-memory errors that say nothing about its serving capacity.
Cheapest fitting plan by traffic
| Traffic | Plan | $/month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby / side project (~5,000/mo) | Standard-2X | $50 | Horizontal scaling, metrics |
| Startup / small business (~50,000/mo) | Standard-2X | $50 | Horizontal scaling, metrics |
| E-commerce (~200,000/mo) | Standard-2X | $50 | Horizontal scaling, metrics |
| High traffic (~1,000,000/mo) | Standard-2X | $50 | Horizontal scaling, metrics |
FAQ
How much does it cost to host Django on Heroku?
Hobby / side project: $50/month (Standard-2X); Startup / small business: $50/month (Standard-2X); E-commerce: $50/month (Standard-2X); High traffic: $50/month (Standard-2X).
Is Heroku a cheap place to host Django?
At startup traffic Heroku ranks 16 of 16 providers that fit; the cheapest is OVHcloud VPS ($4.54/month, VPS-1). Cheaper usually means more setup and maintenance on your side.
How current are these prices?
They are official list prices as of 2026-10-12, re-checked against each provider's pricing page on a weekly cycle. Intro promos and coupons are not used in totals; taxes are not included unless a plan note says so.