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Comparison · CI/CD · weekly run Nov 3
AWS vs Heroku
Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?
The short answer
AWS is the stronger AI pick in CI/CD: it has a visibility score of 12.8 versus 0.3 for Heroku, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.
Choose AWS if…
- You want the brand AI engines rank higher (12.8 vs 0.3)
- AI answers describe it more positively (16% vs 0% positive)
- You need ISO 27701 or PCI DSS Level 1 or FedRAMP or DoD SRG or ISO 9001 coverage
- You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
Choose Heroku if…
- You need PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider or HIPAA coverage
AI visibility side by side
Latest weekly run · Nov 3
| Metric | AWS | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility score | 12.8% | 0.3% |
| Change vs last week | New | New |
| Rank in CI/CD | #10 | #31 |
| Share of voice | 4.4% | 0.2% |
| Mentions this run | 26 | 1 |
| Positive in AI answers | 16% | 0% |
The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days
AWS 0pp · Heroku 0pp over 0 weekly runs.
Engine by engine
AWS leads on 3 of 3 engines
ChatGPT
AI Mode
Perplexity
AWSHeroku
Head to head in AI answers
1 engine answers name both brands
1AWS ranked higher
0Heroku ranked higher
| Prompt | Engine | AWS | Heroku |
|---|---|---|---|
| What should a CI/CD tool integrate with? | AI Mode | #5 | #8 |
Features, pricing & fit
| Dimension | AWS | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | — | Flat tiers |
| Entry price | — | $5 / mo |
| Free plan | — | No |
| Deployment | — | Fully managed cloud platform as a service (container-based) |
| Integrations | — | 150+ |
| Compliance | SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, PCI DSS Level 1, FedRAMP, DoD SRG, ISO 9001, ISO 27001 | PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider, HIPAA, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3 |
| Support | — | Enterprise-grade support with SLAs and onboarding for Heroku Enterprise customers |
| Founded | 2021 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington | San Francisco, California, United States (Salesforce headquarters, 415 Mission St) |
| Employees | 5,000+ | 201–500 |
| Funding | — | Series A dated March 13, 2013 (amount redacted, not confirmed) |
| Best for | — | Developers, startups, agencies and enterprises that want to deploy and scale apps without managing servers |
Plans side by side
AWS
Pricing not available.
Heroku
Eco$5per dyno per month
Basic$7per dyno per month
Standard-1X$25per dyno per month
Standard-2X$50per dyno per month
Performance-M$250per dyno per month
Performance-L$500per dyno per month
Performance-L-RAM$500per dyno per month
Performance-XL$750per dyno per month
Performance-2XL$1,500per dyno per month
Private-S$125per dyno per month
Private-M$250per dyno per month
Shield-S$150per dyno per month
Pros and cons
Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand
AWS
- Core federation and multi-account management included at no extra charge
- Enterprise-grade reliability and uptime on AWS infrastructure
- Pay-as-you-go, usage-based pricing
- Deep integration with the AWS ecosystem and AI tools
- Recognised by analysts such as Gartner and ISG
- Requires strong AWS engineering or technical expertise
Heroku
Profile in progress.
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
Cite as: SlateIndex, “AWS vs Heroku”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/aws-vs-heroku, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.