HerokuThe AI cloud application platform, from Salesforce, for deploying, managing, and scaling your apps.
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JenkinsBuild great things at any scale
Comparison · CI/CD · weekly run Nov 3
Heroku vs Jenkins
Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?
The short answer
Jenkins is the stronger AI pick in CI/CD: it has a visibility score of 38 versus 0.3 for Heroku.
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
Choose Jenkins if…
- You want the brand AI engines rank higher (38 vs 0.3)
- You need more native integrations (2300+ vs 150+)
- AI answers describe it more positively (12% vs 0% positive)
- Free and open source with no licensing fees
AI visibility side by side
Latest weekly run · Nov 3
| Metric | Heroku | Jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility score | 0.3% | 38% |
| Change vs last week | New | New |
| Rank in CI/CD | #31 | #3 |
| Share of voice | 0.2% | 9.4% |
| Mentions this run | 1 | 56 |
| Positive in AI answers | 0% | 12% |
The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days
Heroku 0pp · Jenkins 0pp over 0 weekly runs.
Engine by engine
Jenkins leads on 3 of 3 engines
ChatGPT
AI Mode
Perplexity
HerokuJenkins
Head to head in AI answers
0 engine answers name both brands
0Heroku ranked higher
0Jenkins ranked higher
Features, pricing & fit
| Dimension | Heroku | Jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat tiers | — |
| Entry price | $5 / mo | — |
| Free plan | No | — |
| Deployment | Fully managed cloud platform as a service (container-based) | Self-installed Java program run on the user's own machines |
| Integrations | 150+ | 2300+ |
| Compliance | 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 | Documentation |
| Founded | 2007 | — |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States (Salesforce headquarters, 415 Mission St) | — |
| Employees | 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 | Developers who need to build, test and deploy software reliably |
Plans side by side
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
Jenkins
Pricing not available.
Pros and cons
Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand
Heroku
Profile in progress.
Jenkins
- Free and open source with no licensing fees
- Deep customization and control over self-hosted pipelines
- Mature tool with a broad plugin ecosystem and wide deployment
- Suits on-premises setups and avoiding per-minute SaaS limits
- Enterprise support and governance available through CloudBees
- Requires self-hosting, server maintenance, and infrastructure costs
- Losing ground to newer native CI tools in new adoptions
- Reviews are polarized
- Scaling costs, complex matrix needs, and security track record concerns
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Heroku vs Jenkins”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/heroku-vs-jenkins, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.