Is Heroku Eco cheaper than Netlify Pro?

Yes. On their starting paid plans, Heroku Eco is about 74% cheaper than Netlify Pro — roughly $168 per seat per year.

Does Netlify Pro have a free plan?

Netlify Pro does not advertise an ongoing free tier as of pricing checked June 2026. Pricing starts at $19/mo per seat.

Heroku Eco does not advertise an ongoing free tier as of pricing checked June 2026. Pricing starts at $5/mo Eco dynos; $7/mo Basic; $25 Standard-1X.

Pick Netlify Pro if you're marketing sites and jamstack apps. Pick Heroku Eco if you're legacy rails/node apps already on heroku.

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pricing checked June 2026

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$19/mo

Static + edge hosting platform

Cheaper start

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$5/mo

Classic PaaS for Rails/Node/Python with add-on marketplace, owned by Salesforce.

Heroku Eco is 74% cheaper than Netlify Pro on starting plans — roughly $14/mo · $168/yr per seat.

Formula: monthly = pricier − cheaper · percent = round((monthly / pricier) × 100) · annual = monthly × 12

Pick Heroku Eco if you're legacy rails/node apps already on heroku. Pick Netlify Pro if you're marketing sites and jamstack apps.

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