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# Kubernetes vs Salesforce Heroku Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Kubernetes**
No pricing available

**Salesforce Heroku**
Free Trial

**$7.00** · Basic

**Starting at $25.00** · Standard

**Starting at $250.00** · Performance

**Contact Us** · Enterprise

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**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**Kubernetes**
$$$$$

**Salesforce Heroku**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Kubernetes**
12%6% more

**Salesforce Heroku**
6%

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Time to Implement

**Kubernetes** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Salesforce Heroku** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Kubernetes** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Salesforce Heroku** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Kubernetes**

Auto-scaling (6)

Auto-Scaling (5)

Learning Curve (9)

Difficult Learning (7)

**Salesforce Heroku**

Ease of Use (2)

Automation (1)

Poor Customer Support (2)

Authentication Issues (1)

Integrations

**Kubernetes**
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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes...

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Argo.io

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Azure Pipelines

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Docker Hub

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**Salesforce Heroku**
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Salesforce CRM Dashboards

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Screenshots

**Kubernetes**
No screenshot available

**Salesforce Heroku**
 ![Salesforce Heroku screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/110882/heroku-developer-experience.jpg)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Kubernetes**

**9.2** /10

Based on 133 responses

**Salesforce Heroku**

**8.7** /10

Based on 123 responses

Ease of Use

**Kubernetes**

**7.9** /10

Based on 141 responses

**Salesforce Heroku**

**8.8** /10

Based on 123 responses

Ease of Setup

**Kubernetes**

**7.5** /10

Based on 95 responses

**Salesforce Heroku**

**8.7** /10

Based on 62 responses

Ease of Admin

**Kubernetes**

**8.1** /10

Based on 72 responses

**Salesforce Heroku**

**8.4** /10

Based on 55 responses

Quality of Support

**Kubernetes**

**8.5** /10

Based on 115 responses

**Salesforce Heroku**

**7.7** /10

Based on 100 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Kubernetes**

**8.9** /10

Based on 58 responses

**Salesforce Heroku**

**7.8** /10

Based on 54 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Kubernetes**

**9.7** /10

Based on 128 responses

**Salesforce Heroku**

**7.3** /10

Based on 117 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Not enough data

**8.4** /10

Based on 59 responses

Container Management

**9.0** /10

Based on 79 responses

Not enough data

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
28.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
37.7%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
28.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
37.7%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
58.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
17.4%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
58.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
17.4%

**Reviewers' Industry**

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Kubernetes

Computer Software
33.3%

Information Technology and Services
21.6%

Telecommunications
9.2%

Financial Services
5.2%

Internet
3.3%

Other
27.5%

[![Salesforce Heroku](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/73de05c566ff7ea2562fa2aafbc3f0e1/salesforce-heroku.svg "Salesforce Heroku")](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews)
Salesforce Heroku

Computer Software
29.0%

Information Technology and Services
18.6%

Internet
11.0%

Marketing and Advertising
4.8%

Retail
3.4%

Other
33.1%

Alternatives

**Kubernetes Alternatives**

 ![Red Hat OpenShift](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2ec0fb3d6001279948ececb9e055314c/red-hat-red-hat-openshift.jpg "Red Hat OpenShift")

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Red Hat OpenShift
](/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews)

 ![Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/d0d1b4a9e07f24fe48007af62a2bc9ba/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise.svg "Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)")

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Mirantis
](/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews)

 ![Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1533073803/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs.svg "Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)")

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Amazon Elastic Container...
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 ![Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3120927c33ef160c81c91f1ae0aa7571/google-kubernetes-engine-gke.svg "Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)")

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Kubernetes Engine
](/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews)

**Salesforce Heroku Alternatives**

 ![AWS Lambda](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476482/aws-lambda.svg "AWS Lambda")

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AWS Lambda
](/products/aws-lambda/reviews)

 ![DigitalOcean](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6028813119dc32d698afd6e25ff33d5b/digitalocean.svg "DigitalOcean")

[
DigitalOcean
](/products/digitalocean/reviews)

 ![Google App Engine](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b2d88b067230ff34b2d848af5e8f64d5/google-app-engine.svg "Google App Engine")

[
Google App Engine
](/products/google-app-engine/reviews)

 ![AWS Elastic Beanstalk](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476476/aws-elastic-beanstalk.svg "AWS Elastic Beanstalk")

[
AWS Beanstalk
](/products/aws-elastic-beanstalk/reviews)

## Kubernetes vs Salesforce Heroku

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Salesforce Heroku easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Kubernetes overall.

- Reviewers felt that Kubernetes meets the needs of their business better than Salesforce Heroku.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Kubernetes is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Kubernetes over Salesforce Heroku.