🆚 Heroku vs. Surge

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
Heroku
Surge

Type

Deployment platform
Deployment platform

About

Heroku is a platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud.

Surge makes it easy for developers to deploy projects to a production-quality CDN through Grunt, Gulp, and Npm.

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Website

heroku.com #5,675
surge.sh #80,918

Pricing

Free version ❌
Heroku Dynos$5+/month
Heroku Postgres$5+/month
Free version ✔️Unlimited publishing, custom domains, basic SSL
Surge Professional
(custom SSL, basic auth, custom redirects)$30/month

Categories

Deployment Platforms › Rank #18
Deployment Platforms › Rank #22
Cloud Services › Rank #31
Cloud Services › Rank #33

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Heroku deployment platform is 1.9 times more popular than Surge.
Total websites

Market share

Deployment Platforms
Cloud Services

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Heroku is more popular in the United States, while Surge is more popular in Saint Helena.
United States
Saint Helena
Australia
China
Italy
New Zealand
Norway
Spain
United Kingdom

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Surge is more popular than Heroku in all market segments.
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Public Information
Education/Reference
Games
Technical Information

See also

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