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A production app on Heroku costs $200-250/month (2 Standard-1X dynos + PostgreSQL + Redis), while the same workload on AWS with Reserved Instances costs $100-150/month. However, Heroku saves you $500-2000/month in DevOps labor costs due to minimal configuration overhead, making total cost-of-ownership comparable for small teams. AWS becomes increasingly cost-effective as you scale beyond 10M monthly requests."},{"question":"Can I migrate from Heroku to AWS?","answer":"Yes, but it requires effort. Export your Heroku PostgreSQL database using pg_dump, containerize your app with Docker, and deploy to AWS ECS, EKS, or EC2. The codebase doesn't change, but you'll need to replicate environment variables, add-ons (Redis becomes ElastiCache), and configure load balancing, security groups, and auto-scaling. Most teams budget 2-4 weeks for migration. AWS provides Database Migration Service (DMS) for complex legacy migrations."},{"question":"Is Heroku dead after Salesforce's $32B acquisition?","answer":"No, but Heroku lost momentum. Salesforce discontinued the free tier in October 2022 and killed Heroku CI/CD and Heroku Postgres managed backups in 2024. However, Heroku remains actively maintained for paid customers and is ideal for rapid prototyping. For long-term production workloads, many teams now choose AWS, DigitalOcean, or Railway as more stable alternatives."},{"question":"Can I use AWS Lambda instead of Heroku dynos?","answer":"AWS Lambda is cheaper ($0.0000002 per request) but introduces cold start latency (100-3000ms) and requires refactoring applications to stateless functions. Lambda excels for API endpoints, scheduled jobs, and event-driven workloads. Traditional web apps with persistent connections should use EC2 or Fargate. A hybrid approach (Lambda + RDS + API Gateway) is often optimal for AWS, replacing Heroku's all-in-one simplicity."},{"question":"Which has better database options?","answer":"Heroku offers 1-click PostgreSQL and MySQL provisioning via Heroku Postgres add-on ($9-4000+/month depending on plan). AWS offers RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server), DynamoDB (NoSQL), Aurora (MySQL/PostgreSQL compatible, 3x faster), and Neptune (graph databases). AWS provides more options and lower costs (RDS Multi-AZ: $120-400/month vs Heroku's $50+ for equivalent specs), but requires manual scaling and backup configuration."}],"relatedComparisons":[{"slug":"heroku-vs-vercel","title":"Heroku vs Vercel","category":"software"},{"slug":"terraform-vs-aws","title":"Terraform vs AWS","category":"software"},{"slug":"aws-vs-google-cloud","title":"AWS vs Google Cloud Platform","category":"software"},{"slug":"firebase-vs-aws","title":"Firebase vs AWS","category":"software"},{"slug":"pulumi-vs-aws","title":"Pulumi vs AWS","category":"software"},{"slug":"aws-vs-hetzner","title":"AWS vs Hetzner","category":"software"},{"slug":"heroku-vs-fly-io","title":"Heroku vs Fly.io","category":"software"},{"slug":"aws-vs-vercel","title":"AWS vs Vercel","category":"software"},{"slug":"heroku-vs-digitalocean","title":"Heroku vs DigitalOcean","category":"software"},{"slug":"kubernetes-vs-heroku","title":"Kubernetes vs Heroku","category":"software"},{"slug":"cloudflare-vs-aws","title":"Cloudflare vs AWS","category":"software"},{"slug":"aws-vs-azure","title":"Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Microsoft Azure","category":"software"}],"relatedBlogPosts":[{"slug":"best-streaming-services-in-2026-top-picks-for-every-budget-interest","title":"Best Streaming Services in 2026: Top Picks for Every Budget & Interest","excerpt":"Navigating the crowded streaming landscape in 2026 can be overwhelming. 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