CloudBeesThe governed software delivery solution for the agentic era
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HerokuThe AI cloud application platform, from Salesforce, for deploying, managing, and scaling your apps.
Comparison · CI/CD · weekly run Nov 3
CloudBees vs Heroku
Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?
The short answer
CloudBees is the stronger AI pick in CI/CD: it has a visibility score of 2.8 versus 0.3 for Heroku.
Choose CloudBees if…
- You want the brand AI engines rank higher (2.8 vs 0.3)
- AI answers describe it more positively (33% vs 0% positive)
- You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)
- Enterprise scaling, governance, and support for Jenkins
Choose Heroku if…
- You need PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider or HIPAA or ISO 27001 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or SOC 1 or SOC 2 or SOC 3 coverage
AI visibility side by side
Latest weekly run · Nov 3
| Metric | CloudBees | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility score | 2.8% | 0.3% |
| Change vs last week | New | New |
| Rank in CI/CD | #20 | #31 |
| Share of voice | 1% | 0.2% |
| Mentions this run | 6 | 1 |
| Positive in AI answers | 33% | 0% |
The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days
CloudBees 0pp · Heroku 0pp over 0 weekly runs.
Engine by engine
CloudBees leads on 3 of 3 engines
ChatGPT
AI Mode
Perplexity
CloudBeesHeroku
Head to head in AI answers
0 engine answers name both brands
0CloudBees ranked higher
0Heroku ranked higher
Features, pricing & fit
| Dimension | CloudBees | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | — | Flat tiers |
| Entry price | — | $5 / mo |
| Free plan | — | No |
| Deployment | Hybrid and multi-cloud environments | Fully managed cloud platform as a service (container-based) |
| Integrations | — | 150+ |
| Compliance | — | PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider, HIPAA, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3 |
| Support | Support team | Enterprise-grade support with SLAs and onboarding for Heroku Enterprise customers |
| Founded | 2010 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, CA, United States | San Francisco, California, United States (Salesforce headquarters, 415 Mission St) |
| Employees | 501–1,000 | 201–500 |
| Funding | Series F, with Goldman Sachs Asset Management private credit clients leading | Series A dated March 13, 2013 (amount redacted, not confirmed) |
| Best for | Large enterprises that need to govern CI/CD and agentic coding across mixed toolchains | Developers, startups, agencies and enterprises that want to deploy and scale apps without managing servers |
Plans side by side
CloudBees
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
CloudBees
- Enterprise scaling, governance, and support for Jenkins
- Deep enterprise Jenkins foundation with advanced software delivery management
- Broad plugin ecosystem via Jenkins
- Recognised as a strong CI/CD vendor to evaluate
- Jenkins has been edged out in new adoptions by native CI/CD tools
Heroku
Profile in progress.
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
Cite as: SlateIndex, “CloudBees vs Heroku”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/cloudbees-vs-heroku, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.