When developing applications on the cloud, an orchestration platform as a service (PaaS) implementation eliminates the hassles of provisioning compute and storage resources while providing a fully functional development environment. Such platforms significantly increase the pace of development, providing developers with a competitive advantage in highly crowded niches.
Heroku is one of the oldest container-based app development platforms and is fairly easy to use. Continue reading as we discuss its features and advantages compared to AWS Elastic Beanstalk, another extremely popular orchestration service.
Key Takeaways
- Both platforms are PaaS implementations
- Heroku has environments in the USA and Europe
- Beanstalk is available in all AWS regions
- Heroku has a free tier, and plans start at $7 per month
- Beanstalk is free to use, and the user only pays for the associated AWS services

