# PythonAnywhere vs Salesforce Heroku Comparison | | PythonAnywhere | Salesforce Heroku | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 80 | 147 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (47.4% of reviews) | Small-Business (57.2% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $7.00 | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### PythonAnywhere Pros: - API Integration (1 reviews) - Cost-Effective (1 reviews) Cons: - Complexity (1 reviews) - Expensive (1 reviews) ### Salesforce Heroku Pros: - Ease of Use (2 reviews) - Automation (1 reviews) Cons: - Poor Customer Support (2 reviews) - Authentication Issues (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | PythonAnywhere | Salesforce Heroku | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (66 reviews) | 8.7 (119 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (67 reviews) | 8.8 (119 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 8.6 (58 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 8.4 (54 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.4 (60 reviews) | 7.8 (98 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 7.9 (53 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.0 (70 reviews) | 7.4 (113 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### PythonAnywhere #### 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 --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **PythonAnywhere** | 8.3/10 | 59 | | **Salesforce Heroku** | 8.4/10 | 55 | #### Development | Feature | PythonAnywhere | Salesforce Heroku | |---|---|---| | **Application Deployment** | 8.7 (51 reviews) | 9.3 (49 reviews) | | **Development Tools** | 8.8 (55 reviews) | 8.5 (45 reviews) | | **Development Environment** | 8.7 (53 reviews) | 8.5 (44 reviews) | | **Language Support** | 8.7 (51 reviews) | 8.4 (44 reviews) | | **Testing** | 8.1 (50 reviews) | 7.9 (32 reviews) | #### Database | Feature | PythonAnywhere | Salesforce Heroku | |---|---|---| | **Database Management** | 8.2 (46 reviews) | 8.5 (32 reviews) | | **Analytics** | 8.1 (45 reviews) | 7.8 (46 reviews) | | **Auto Scaling** | 8.2 (47 reviews) | 8.3 (41 reviews) | | **Backup / Recovery** | 8.1 (45 reviews) | 8.1 (37 reviews) | | **Storage** | 8.1 (50 reviews) | 7.9 (42 reviews) | #### Infrastructure | Feature | PythonAnywhere | Salesforce Heroku | |---|---|---| | **Networking** | 8.2 (48 reviews) | 8.5 (43 reviews) | | **Virtual Machines** | 8.0 (50 reviews) | 8.3 (39 reviews) | | **Security** | 8.4 (47 reviews) | 8.8 (40 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas) **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 | PythonAnywhere | Salesforce Heroku | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 47.4% | 57.2% | | **Mid-Market** | 26.9% | 24.6% | | **Enterprise** | 25.6% | 18.1% | ### By Industry #### PythonAnywhere - **Education Management:** 24.4% - **Computer Software:** 23.1% - **Information Technology and Services:** 20.5% - **Accounting:** 3.8% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.8% - **Higher Education:** 3.8% - **Information Services:** 2.6% - **Retail:** 2.6% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.3% - **Oil & Energy:** 1.3% - **Other:** 12.8% #### 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% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to PythonAnywhere - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1027 reviews) - [Render](https://www.g2.com/products/render-render/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (81 reviews) - [Google App Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-app-engine/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (216 reviews) - [Vercel](https://www.g2.com/products/vercel/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (67 reviews) - [AWS Elastic Beanstalk](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-beanstalk/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (197 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews) - [Cloudways](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudways/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1126 reviews) - [Azure App Service](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-app-service/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (94 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3998 reviews) - [Plesk](https://www.g2.com/products/plesk/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (277 reviews) ### Alternatives to Salesforce Heroku - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1027 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) - [AWS Elastic Beanstalk](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-beanstalk/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (197 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 (97 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) - [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Azure App Service](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-app-service/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (94 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### PythonAnywhere - Title: [What companies use PythonAnywhere?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-companies-use-pythonanywhere) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Tech-based Companies use such web-based application for their codes." ### 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" --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/pythonanywhere-vs-salesforce-heroku)