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Chapong vs Heroku

Heroku is a long-standing platform-as-a-service built around dynos, buildpacks and an add-ons marketplace. Chapong keeps the git-push simplicity and adds previews per pull request, on servers you own.

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Where they differ

General differences in approach, as of 2026. Heroku changes its products and plans over time, so check its own documentation for current details.

Chapong compared with Heroku
ChapongHeroku
Where your apps runOn a dedicated server provisioned for you, or on Chapong’s shared poolOn Heroku’s managed platform
Where data and logs liveOn the server that runs your siteOn Heroku’s infrastructure
Pricing modelFlat monthly plans; own-server plans include the serverPer Heroku’s published plans
Git push deploysYesYes
Preview deploysYes, a URL per pull request with a commit statusReview apps, via pipelines
DatabaseOne-click Da8a backend: Postgres, auth, storage and functions, Supabase-compatibleHeroku Postgres and other add-ons
RollbacksYes, atomic switch to an earlier buildYes, to an earlier release

Heroku may suit you better if…

  • You rely on its add-ons marketplace or buildpacks for many languages
  • Your team already has pipelines and processes built around it
  • You don’t want to think about servers

Chapong may suit you better if…

  • You mainly deploy websites and Node apps
  • You want your code, logs and data on a server you control
  • You want auth and storage alongside Postgres, linked to your site in one click
  • You prefer a flat price that includes the server

Moving a project over

  1. Create a site from the same repository; check the detected framework, build command and output folder.
  2. Copy your environment variables into the site’s production, preview or shared scopes.
  3. Deploy a preview and test it before switching any traffic.
  4. Set your start command in the site settings, and move data with standard Postgres tools such as pg_dump and psql.
  5. Add your domain, point DNS at the target Chapong shows, and HTTPS is issued automatically.
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