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Current state
As of Aug 17, 2026Heroku prices its platform by component: Dynos (Cedar and Fir/Kubernetes-based), Data Services (Postgres, Key-Value/Redis, Kafka), and Managed Inference and Agents (AI models), plus separate Enterprise, Connect, Success, and Elements Marketplace add-on pricing. Dyno prices range from $5/mo (Eco) to $1,800/mo (Shield-2XL) on Cedar, and $25–$2,400/mo on Fir; AI model usage is billed per 1M tokens, per 1,000 queries, or per image depending on model type.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Eco | $5 dyno / month | 0.5 GB RAM, 1x-4x compute · Deploy with Git and Docker · Custom domains · Personal accounts only · Sleeps after 30 minutes of inactivity |
| Basic | $7 dyno / month | 0.5 GB RAM, 1x-4x compute · Free SSL · 10 process types · Always on · 0.28 Dyno Units / Month |
| Standard-1X | $25 dyno / month | 0.5 GB RAM, 1x-4x compute · Simple horizontal scalability · App metrics and threshold alerts · Unlimited process types · 1 Dyno Units / Month |
| Standard-2X | $50 dyno / month | 1 GB RAM, 2x-8x compute · Preboot and zero-downtime deploys · Unlimited background workers · Can combine with Performance dynos · 2 Dyno Units / Month |
| Performance-M | $250 dyno / month | 2.5 GB RAM, 12x compute · Dedicated compute resources · Autoscaling · Can mix with Standard dynos · 8 Dyno Units / Month |
| Performance-L | $500 dyno / month | 14 GB RAM, 50x compute · Dedicated compute resources · Autoscaling · 16 Dyno Units / Month |
| Performance-XL | $750 dyno / month | 62 GB RAM, 50x compute · Dedicated compute resources · Autoscaling · 30 Dyno Units / Month |
| Performance-2XL | $1,500 dyno / month | 126 GB RAM, 100x compute · Dedicated compute resources · Autoscaling · 60 Dyno Units / Month |
| Private-S | $125 dyno / month | 1 GB RAM, 12x compute · Full network isolation · Available in ten global regions · Private Space required · 5 Dyno Units / Month |
| Shield-S | $150 dyno / month | 1 GB RAM, 12x compute · Ability to sign BAAs for HIPAA compliance · PCI compliance · Keystroke logging · Private Space required |
| Kafka Basic 0 | $100 cluster / month | 3.73 GB capacity · 1 week max data retention · Multi-tenant (shared Kafka clusters) |
| Kafka shield-extended-2 | $13,000 cluster / month | 2,400 GB capacity · 6 weeks max data retention · HIPAA compliant · Private Space required |
Free tier Eco dyno at $5/month sleeps after 30 minutes of inactivity (personal accounts only); Heroku Connect Demo Edition is free; Basic Support is free for all Heroku customers.
Changes
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Current state
As of Sep 6, 2026This is Heroku's public changelog listing platform additions, language runtime updates, stack rebuilds, and deprecations through September 2026. Recent entries focus on Cloud Native Buildpacks for Cedar apps, Python/Go/Node.js version bumps, and access-control features, alongside deprecations of Valkey 7, Postgres 15, and older Kafka versions.
Deprecations
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Valkey 7 on Heroku Key-Value Store
→ Valkey 9 on Heroku Key-Value Store
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Heroku Postgres 15
→ Postgres 18
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Apache Kafka 2.8 and 3.7 on Heroku
Latest entries
- Cloud Native Buildpacks support for Cedar-generation appsaddition
- Python buildpacks updated to Pipenv 2026.8.0, Poetry 2.4.2 and uv 0.12.9change
- PHP updates - September 2026change
- Go 1.27.1 and 1.26.8 are now availableaddition
- Heroku-22, Heroku-24 and Heroku-26 stacks updatedchange
- Node.js 26.8.1 is now availableaddition
- Node.js 26.8.0 and 24.20.0 now availableaddition
- Changes to Common Runtime *.herokuapp.com domain appschange
- Fir Private Spaces now default to x86_64 architecturechange
- Fine-grained access controls for Heroku Teamsaddition
- Go 1.27.0, 1.26.7 and 1.25.14 are now availableaddition
- Valkey 7 on Heroku Key-Value Store deprecationdeprecation
Changes
- ChangeAPI changelog
Documentation reorganized with language support sections reordered; changelog entries added for September 2026 and some July 2026 entries removed.
AUGUST 27, 2026 * Node.js 26.8.1 is now available JULY 13, 2026 * Heroku-22, Heroku-24 and Heroku-26 stacks updated JULY 10, 2026 * Python buildpacks updated to Pipenv 2026.6.2 and uv 0.11.28 JULY 09, 2026 * Node.js 26.5.0 is now available JULY 08, 2026 * PHP updates - July 2026 * Go 1.25.12 and 1.26.5 are now available JULY 01, 2026 * Heroku CLI now stores credentials in system keychainsSEPTEMBER 03, 2026 * Cloud Native Buildpacks support for Cedar-generation apps * Python buildpacks updated to Pipenv 2026.8.0, Poetry 2.4.2 and uv 0.12.9 SEPTEMBER 02, 2026 * PHP updates - September 2026 * Go 1.27.1 and 1.26.8 are now available * Heroku-22, Heroku-24 and Heroku-26 stacks updated AUGUST 27, 2026 * Node.js 26.8.1 is now available JULY 13, 2026 * Heroku-22, Heroku-24 and Heroku-26 stacks updatedConfidence40% - ChangeAPI changelog
Node.js 26.8.1 release announced for August 27, 2026; Ruby 3.4.10 availability notice removed from July 1, 2026 changelog entry.
JULY 01, 2026 * Heroku CLI now stores credentials in system keychains * Ruby version 3.4.10 is now availableAUGUST 27, 2026 * Node.js 26.8.1 is now available AUGUST 26, 2026 * Node.js 26.8.0 and 24.20.0 now available ... JULY 01, 2026 * Heroku CLI now stores credentials in system keychainsConfidence60% - ChangeAPI changelog
Node.js 26.8.0 and 24.20.0 now available added to August 26, 2026 changelog entry; removed June 30, 2026 entry about Heroku stack updates.
AUGUST 24, 2026 * Changes to Common Runtime *.herokuapp.com domain appsAUGUST 26, 2026 * Node.js 26.8.0 and 24.20.0 now available AUGUST 24, 2026 * Changes to Common Runtime *.herokuapp.com domain appsConfidence60% - ChangeAPI changelog
New platform change added for August 24, 2026: 'Changes to Common Runtime *.herokuapp.com domain apps'; date corrected from August 21 to August 24, 2026; removed note about Heroku GitHub Enterprise Cloud Integration availability from June 30, 2026.
AUGUST 21, 2026 * Fir Private Spaces now default to x86_64 architecture AUGUST 20, 2026AUGUST 24, 2026 * Changes to Common Runtime *.herokuapp.com domain apps * Fir Private Spaces now default to x86_64 architecture AUGUST 20, 2026Confidence85% - ChangeAPI changelog
New platform addition: Fir Private Spaces now default to x86_64 architecture (August 21, 2026). Removed older changelog entry about Custom Trusted IPs for Fir Private Spaces (June 26, 2026). Multiple navigation reorderings with no functional impact.
AUGUST 20, 2026 * Fine-grained access controls for Heroku TeamsAUGUST 21, 2026 * Fir Private Spaces now default to x86_64 architecture AUGUST 20, 2026 * Fine-grained access controls for Heroku TeamsConfidence85% - ChangeAPI changelog
New platform additions on August 20, 2026: fine-grained access controls for Heroku Teams and Go 1.27.0, 1.26.7, 1.25.14 releases; removal of Node.js release notes from June.
AUGUST 19, 2026 * Valkey 7 on Heroku Key-Value Store deprecationAUGUST 20, 2026 * Fine-grained access controls for Heroku Teams * Go 1.27.0, 1.26.7 and 1.25.14 are now available AUGUST 19, 2026 * Valkey 7 on Heroku Key-Value Store deprecationConfidence85% - ChangeAPI changelog
Heroku announced deprecation of Valkey 7 on Heroku Key-Value Store, coinciding with general availability of Valkey 9.
AUGUST 19, 2026 * OpenJDK 26.0.2.1, 25.0.4.1, 21.0.12.1, 17.0.20.1, 11.0.32.1 and 1.8.0_504 now availableAUGUST 19, 2026 * Valkey 7 on Heroku Key-Value Store deprecation * Valkey 9 on Heroku Key-Value Store is generally available * OpenJDK 26.0.2.1, 25.0.4.1, 21.0.12.1, 17.0.20.1, 11.0.32.1 and 1.8.0_504 now availableConfidence98%
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