Heroku
Eco plan: 1,000 shared dyno hours/mo (enough to run one dyno 24/7), 512MB RAM, sleeps on inactivity; Basic always-on dyno $7/mo
Heroku scores 4.6/10 for free value in Apps. The main constraint: Paid — $5/mo. Eco plan: 1,000 shared dyno hours/mo (enough to run one dyno 24/7), 512MB RAM, sleeps on inactivity; Basic always-on dyno $7/mo.
Category Apps Kind Paid plan
Free value score
4.6 / 10Show the math
Overall 4.6/10
value = 4.6/100
weighted_components_v1
Runtime value 1/10
value = 0.01 ×
fixed_log_v1
Always-on fit 8.2/10
value = 8.2/100
policy_score_v1
Deploy friction 8/10
value = 8/100
policy_score_v1
Key metrics
$5/mo
1k hrs
512MB
What you get
Paid — $5/mo. Eco plan: 1,000 shared dyno hours/mo (enough to run one dyno 24/7), 512MB RAM, sleeps on inactivity; Basic always-on dyno $7/mo
~1,000 dyno-hours per $5/mo (one always-on small dyno)
Gotchas
No gotchas documented yet. Contribute one if you know a constraint we missed.
Sources
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"The Eco dyno plan provides 1,000 dyno hours for $5 per month."
https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/usage-and-billing -
"Eco, $5, 0.5 GB ; Basic, $7, 0.5 GB"
https://www.heroku.com/pricing/
paid value app-platforms
