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Comparison

DigitalOcean vs Heroku

17 shared attributes, 1 of them decidable on current evidence. The rest are shown without a winner because at least one side is not measured or is our own estimate.

DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
61% Data coverage
Heroku
Heroku
58% Data coverage
Share card (SVG) API

What the evidence decides

Security and compliance
Tie on soc 2 type ii
Both sides document the same value.

Attribute by attribute

Pricing

Entry price per month (USD)
Not yet verified
DigitalOcean
Not yet verified
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
not measured on at least one side
Free tier
Yes
DigitalOcean
Verified90
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
not measured on at least one side
Sources for this row
DigitalOcean:
www.digitalocean.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02
Free trial length (days)
Not yet verified
DigitalOcean
Not yet verified
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
no directional preference
Public list price
Yes
DigitalOcean
Verified90
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
not measured on at least one side
Sources for this row
DigitalOcean:
www.digitalocean.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02

Security and compliance

Audit log of agent actions
Not yet verified
DigitalOcean
Not yet verified
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
not measured on at least one side
Data processing agreement offered
Yes
DigitalOcean
Verified90
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
not measured on at least one side
Sources for this row
DigitalOcean:
www.digitalocean.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02
FedRAMP authorisation
Not yet verified
DigitalOcean
Not yet verified
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
not measured on at least one side
GDPR compliance stated
Yes
DigitalOcean
Verified90
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
not measured on at least one side
Sources for this row
DigitalOcean:
www.digitalocean.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02
HIPAA compliance stated
Not yet verified
DigitalOcean
Not yet verified
Yes
Heroku
Verified90
not measured on at least one side
Sources for this row
Heroku:
www.heroku.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02 · www.heroku.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02
ISO/IEC 27001
Not yet verified
DigitalOcean
Not yet verified
Yes
Heroku
Verified90
not measured on at least one side
Sources for this row
Heroku:
www.heroku.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02
PCI DSS stated
Not yet verified
DigitalOcean
Not yet verified
Yes
Heroku
Verified90
not measured on at least one side
Sources for this row
Heroku:
www.heroku.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02
SOC 2 Type II
Yes
DigitalOcean
Verified90
Yes
Heroku
Verified90
Tie
Sources for this row
DigitalOcean:
www.digitalocean.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02
Heroku:
www.heroku.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02

Platform and integration

Public API
Yes
DigitalOcean
Verified90
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
not measured on at least one side
Sources for this row
DigitalOcean:
docs.digitalocean.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02
Mobile app (iOS or Android)
Not yet verified
DigitalOcean
Not yet verified
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
no directional preference
SCIM user provisioning
Not yet verified
DigitalOcean
Not yet verified
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
not measured on at least one side
Single sign-on
Not yet verified
DigitalOcean
Not yet verified
Yes
Heroku
Verified90
not measured on at least one side
Sources for this row
Heroku:
www.heroku.com (tier 1), retrieved 2026-09-02
Uptime commitment (%)
Not yet verified
DigitalOcean
Not yet verified
Not yet verified
Heroku
Not yet verified
not measured on at least one side
A missing measurement never counts against a product. If we could not reach a document, that is a fact about our research and not about the vendor. Open a row to see the source, its tier and the day we read it.