# Cloud Foundry, Salesforce Heroku vs AWS Elastic Beanstalk Comparison | | Cloud Foundry | Salesforce Heroku | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 19 | 147 | 197 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (60.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (57.2% of reviews) | Small-Business (34.7% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $7.00 | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Cloud Foundry **Not enough data** ### Salesforce Heroku Pros: - Ease of Use (2 reviews) - Automation (1 reviews) Cons: - Poor Customer Support (2 reviews) - Authentication Issues (1 reviews) ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk Pros: - Deployment Ease (3 reviews) - Ease of Use (3 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (2 reviews) - Resource Limitations (2 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Cloud Foundry | Salesforce Heroku | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 7.9 (15 reviews) | 8.7 (119 reviews) | 8.5 (149 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (14 reviews) | 8.8 (119 reviews) | 8.5 (148 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 7.4 (9 reviews) | 8.6 (58 reviews) | 8.2 (75 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 7.8 (9 reviews) | 8.4 (54 reviews) | 8.1 (68 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.6 (11 reviews) | 7.8 (98 reviews) | 8.1 (131 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 7.9 (53 reviews) | 8.2 (65 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.7 (14 reviews) | 7.4 (113 reviews) | 8.5 (143 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Cloud Foundry #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Salesforce Heroku #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Basic Price: $7.00 Description: Perfect for small scale personal projects and hobby apps Key Features: - Deploy with Git and Docker - Custom domains - Container orchestration [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cloud Foundry** | 8.6/10 | 6 | | **Salesforce Heroku** | 8.4/10 | 55 | | **AWS Elastic Beanstalk** | 8.4/10 | 103 | #### Development | Feature | Cloud Foundry | Salesforce Heroku | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Application Deployment** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 9.3 (49 reviews) | 8.8 (86 reviews) | | **Development Tools** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 8.5 (45 reviews) | 8.0 (82 reviews) | | **Development Environment** | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 8.5 (44 reviews) | 8.2 (82 reviews) | | **Language Support** | Not enough data | 8.4 (44 reviews) | 8.2 (78 reviews) | | **Testing** | Not enough data | 7.9 (32 reviews) | 8.1 (80 reviews) | #### Database | Feature | Cloud Foundry | Salesforce Heroku | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Management** | Not enough data | 8.5 (32 reviews) | 8.1 (76 reviews) | | **Analytics** | Not enough data | 7.8 (46 reviews) | 7.8 (80 reviews) | | **Auto Scaling** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 8.3 (41 reviews) | 8.6 (86 reviews) | | **Backup / Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.1 (37 reviews) | 8.3 (80 reviews) | | **Storage** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 7.9 (42 reviews) | 8.5 (81 reviews) | #### Infrastructure | Feature | Cloud Foundry | Salesforce Heroku | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Networking** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 8.5 (43 reviews) | 8.5 (82 reviews) | | **Virtual Machines** | Not enough data | 8.3 (39 reviews) | 8.7 (83 reviews) | | **Security** | Not enough data | 8.8 (40 reviews) | 8.8 (83 reviews) | ### Container Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Cloud Foundry** | N/A | N/A | | **Salesforce Heroku** | N/A | N/A | | **AWS Elastic Beanstalk** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | Cloud Foundry | Salesforce Heroku | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Network Isolation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **File Isolation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Organization | Feature | Cloud Foundry | Salesforce Heroku | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Packaging ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Container Networking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Development | Feature | Cloud Foundry | Salesforce Heroku | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Developer Toolkit** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Datacenter** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Virtualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas) **Unique to Cloud Foundry (1):** [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management) **Unique to Salesforce Heroku (1):** [Mobile Backend-as-a-Service (mBaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-backend-as-a-service-mbaas) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Cloud Foundry | Salesforce Heroku | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 26.7% | 57.2% | 34.7% | | **Mid-Market** | 13.3% | 24.6% | 31.3% | | **Enterprise** | 60.0% | 18.1% | 34.1% | ### By Industry #### Cloud Foundry - **Computer Software:** 33.3% - **Telecommunications:** 13.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 13.3% - **Chemicals:** 13.3% - **Research:** 6.7% - **Publishing:** 6.7% - **Program Development:** 6.7% - **Information Services:** 6.7% #### Salesforce Heroku - **Computer Software:** 28.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 18.4% - **Internet:** 11.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.0% - **Retail:** 3.5% - **Consumer Services:** 2.8% - **Higher Education:** 2.8% - **Insurance:** 2.8% - **Accounting:** 1.4% - **Automotive:** 1.4% - **Other:** 22.0% #### AWS Elastic Beanstalk - **Computer Software:** 23.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 19.3% - **Financial Services:** 4.5% - **Automotive:** 4.0% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.4% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.4% - **Education Management:** 2.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.3% - **Hospitality:** 2.3% - **Retail:** 1.7% - **Other:** 33.0% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Cloud Foundry - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews) - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1031 reviews) - [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (282 reviews) - [Kubernetes](https://www.g2.com/products/kubernetes/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (157 reviews) - [SUSE Rancher](https://www.g2.com/products/suse-rancher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (122 reviews) - [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-kubernetes-service-aks/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (115 reviews) - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 reviews) - [AWS Fargate](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-fargate/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (95 reviews) - [Google App Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-app-engine/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (216 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4001 reviews) ### Alternatives to Salesforce Heroku - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1031 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews) - [Google App Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-app-engine/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (216 reviews) - [Upsun](https://www.g2.com/products/upsun/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (167 reviews) - [AWS Amplify](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amplify/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (98 reviews) - [Render](https://www.g2.com/products/render-render/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (81 reviews) - [Google Cloud Functions](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-functions/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (81 reviews) - [PythonAnywhere](https://www.g2.com/products/pythonanywhere/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (80 reviews) - [SAP Integration Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-integration-suite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (339 reviews) - [Azure App Service](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-app-service/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (94 reviews) ### Alternatives to AWS Elastic Beanstalk - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews) - [Google App Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-app-engine/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (216 reviews) - [Azure App Service](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-app-service/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (94 reviews) - [Azure Web Apps](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-web-apps/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (90 reviews) - [Oracle Cloud PaaS](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-cloud-paas/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (34 reviews) - [Plesk](https://www.g2.com/products/plesk/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (277 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4001 reviews) - [Render](https://www.g2.com/products/render-render/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (81 reviews) - [Dokku](https://www.g2.com/products/dokku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (55 reviews) - [Upsun](https://www.g2.com/products/upsun/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (167 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Cloud Foundry No discussions available for this product. ### Salesforce Heroku - Title: [What is Salesforce Heroku used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-salesforce-heroku-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "It is a PaaS kind of system where you can host your app" ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk - Title: [Any late 2019 updates you wanna add? Did they got better on the stack upgrade communication? Any ne](https://www.g2.com/discussions/any-late-2019-updates-you-wanna-add-did-they-got-better-on-the-stack-upgrade-communication-any-ne) — 4 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "This is a very nice one and gives in-depth information. I am really happy with the quality and presentation of the article. I’d really like to appreciate the..." - Title: [What is AWS Elastic Beanstalk used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/aws-elastic-beanstalk-what-is-aws-elastic-beanstalk-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "AWS Elastic Beanstalk is used for deploying and scaling web applications within minutes." - Title: [Is AWS Elastic Beanstalk PaaS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-aws-elastic-beanstalk-paas) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes" - Title: [Should you use Elastic Beanstalk?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/should-you-use-elastic-beanstalk) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Definitely. This way, you only have to worry about your application and data, and nothing else." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/cloud-foundry-vs-salesforce-heroku-vs-aws-elastic-beanstalk)