Heroku's DX without the Salesforce tax
Same git-push workflow. No dyno sleeping. No per-add-on billing for observability.
Cut your stack cost by 90%
A realistic Heroku production stack costs $80–190/mo (dyno + Postgres + Redis + Sentry). Temps runs on a single $6/mo VPS with everything included.
No more add-on sprawl
Heroku requires separate paid add-ons for error tracking, analytics, and monitoring. Temps includes all three out of the box.
Always-on, no sleeping
Heroku Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity. Self-hosted Temps runs 24/7 on your infrastructure.
Escape Salesforce lock-in
Heroku is owned by Salesforce with an uncertain roadmap. Temps is open-source and runs on any server you control.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Temps | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Git push deployments | ||
| Docker support | ||
| Automatic SSL | ||
| Custom domains | ||
| Preview environments | Per pull request | Review Apps |
| Managed PostgreSQL | Included | From $5/mo extra |
| Managed Redis | Included | From $15/mo extra |
| S3-compatible storage | Built-in MinIO | |
| Error tracking | Sentry-compatible | Sentry add-on ($29+/mo) |
| Analytics | Privacy-first, unlimited | Add-on required |
| Session replay | Built-in | |
| Uptime monitoring | Built-in alerts | Pingdom add-on ($10+/mo) |
| Self-hosted option | ||
| Horizontal scaling | Multi-node cluster | Standard-1X+ only ($25+/mo) |
| Background workers | Cron & queues | Separate worker dyno ($25+/mo) |
| Build minutes | Unlimited | 25 min timeout |
Pricing Comparison
Heroku charges separately for dynos, databases, Redis, and every observability tool. A realistic production stack costs $80–190/mo. With Temps, you self-host for free or use Temps Cloud for ~$6/mo — with analytics, error tracking, and monitoring included.
| Plan | Temps | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby/Eco | $0 (self-hosted) | $5/mo (sleeps after 30 min) |
| Always-on app | $0 (self-hosted) | $7/mo (Basic) or $25/mo (Standard) |
| App + DB + Redis | $6/mo (Temps Cloud) | $45–90/mo |
| Production + observability | $6/mo (Temps Cloud) | $80–190+/mo (dyno + DB + add-ons) |
Choose Temps if you...
- You want error tracking, analytics, and monitoring without extra subscriptions
- You need predictable costs — not per-dyno, per-add-on billing
- You want always-on apps without paying $25+/mo per process
- You need self-hosting for compliance (HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR)
- You want to escape Salesforce vendor lock-in
- You want managed databases included, not billed separately
Choose Heroku if you...
- You want a fully managed platform with zero server maintenance
- You rely on Heroku's mature add-on marketplace (200+ integrations)
- You need Heroku Pipelines and advanced CI/CD workflows
- You're already invested in the Salesforce ecosystem
Migration from Heroku
Heroku buildpack apps and Docker containers work directly with Temps. Replace your Procfile with a Temps config and deploy.
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