Heroku vs Kinsta Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Eco
- Deploy with Git and Docker
- Custom domains
- Unified logs
- 2 process types
- Container orchestration
- Automatic OS patching
- Automated certificate management
- Personal accounts only
- Sleeps after 30 minutes of inactivity
Basic
- Includes all Eco features
- Free SSL
- 10 process types
- Always on
- 0.28 Dyno Units / Month
Standard-1X
- Includes all Basic features
- Simple horizontal scalability
- App metrics and threshold alerts
- Preboot and zero-downtime deploys
- Unlimited process types
- Unlimited background workers
- Can combine with Performance dynos
- 1 Dyno Units / Month
Standard-2X
- Includes all Basic features
- Simple horizontal scalability
- App metrics and threshold alerts
- Preboot and zero-downtime deploys
- Unlimited process types
- Unlimited background workers
- Can combine with Performance dynos
- 2 Dyno Units / Month
Performance-M
- Includes all Standard features
- Predictable performance for your highest traffic applications
- Dedicated compute resources
- Autoscaling
- Can mix with Standard dynos
- 8 Dyno Units / Month
Performance-L
- Includes all Standard features
- Predictable performance for your highest traffic applications
- Dedicated compute resources
- Autoscaling
- Can mix with Standard dynos
- 16 Dyno Units / Month
Performance-L-RAM
- Includes all Standard features
- Predictable performance for your highest traffic applications
- Dedicated compute resources
- Autoscaling
- Can mix with Standard dynos
- 16 Dyno Units / Month
Performance-XL
- Includes all Standard features
- Predictable performance for your highest traffic applications
- Dedicated compute resources
- Autoscaling
- Can mix with Standard dynos
- 30 Dyno Units / Month
Performance-2XL
- Includes all Standard features
- Predictable performance for your highest traffic applications
- Dedicated compute resources
- Autoscaling
- Can mix with Standard dynos
- 60 Dyno Units / Month
For single sites
- First month free
- WordPress installs
- Server bandwidth
- Storage space
- CDN bandwidth
- Up to 99.99% uptime SLA
- Continuous MySQL database optimization
- Built-in APM Tool
- Bot Protection
- Free SSL certificates with wildcard support
- Fully managed WAF with DDoS protection
- Free malware removal
- SAML SSO and Just-in-Time Provisioning
- Unlimited migrations
- Free one-click staging environments
- Kinsta API
- Backup Retention
- Unlimited users and flexible access management
- Expert support access management
For multiple sites
- First month free
- WordPress installs
- Server bandwidth
- Storage space
- CDN bandwidth
- Recommended for ecommerce / membership sites
- Up to 99.99% uptime SLA
- Continuous MySQL database optimization
- Built-in APM Tool
- Bot Protection
- Free SSL certificates with wildcard support
- Fully managed WAF with DDoS protection
- Free malware removal
- SAML SSO and Just-in-Time Provisioning
- Unlimited migrations
- Free one-click staging environments
- Multisite support
- Kinsta API
- Backup Retention
- Unlimited users and flexible access management
- Expert support access management
For agencies
- Up to $10,000 in hosting credits for eligible agencies
- Listing in our Agency Directory
Heroku vs Kinsta FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Heroku starts lower at $5/mo, compared to $35/mo for Kinsta.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Neither has a free plan. But Kinsta offers a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Both use a usage-based model, so the comparison is straightforward — it comes down to features and limits at each price point.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Heroku: Premium pricing in the PaaS space - they're 3-4x more expensive than alternatives like Railway or Render for equivalent resources. They're betting on developer experience and ecosystem maturity over cost competitiveness. Kinsta: Kinsta sits firmly in the premium managed WordPress hosting space, competing with WP Engine and Flywheel rather than budget hosts like SiteGround or Bluehost. They're not trying to win on price — they're selling Google Cloud infrastructure and white-glove performance to buyers who've already decided cheap hosting is a liability.
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