koigrid vs Heroku
Managed apps + Postgres, billed by the hour — the modern alternative to Heroku.
Heroku pioneered git-push deploys, but dynos are pricey for what you get, add-ons stack up, and its direction under Salesforce left many looking for a calmer home.
Same setup — what you actually pay
You save ~$277/mo (92%)
For a small production app + an HA Postgres database. Estimate from public pricing; koigrid bills reserved resources by the hour, with egress included. (prices reviewed 2026-07-14)
| Feature | koigrid | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Reserved resources, hourly · bandwidth included | Per-dyno + paid add-ons |
| Managed Postgres (HA) | Built in (pay per copy) | Paid add-on |
| Agent-native | Yes — deploy from your LLM | CLI/git, not agent-first |
| Lock-in | Portable (standard containers) | Buildpacks + add-on ecosystem |
What koigrid improves
A public, per-resource price
Per GB of RAM with shared vCPU included, by the hour, bandwidth included — no add-on creep.
HA Postgres built in
Managed Postgres with failover on the same platform, not a third-party add-on.
Agent-native
Deploy and manage from Claude Code or any LLM via the API.
Frequently asked questions
Is koigrid cheaper than Heroku?
It depends on the workload. koigrid charges for the RAM and disk you reserve, by the hour, shared vCPU included, from a public price list — with bandwidth included and no per-request fees. Egress-heavy setups usually come out well ahead; see the estimate above.
Can I migrate from Heroku without lock-in?
Yes. koigrid runs on portable primitives — standard PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage and containers — so you can move in (or out) whenever you want.
Where is my data hosted?
In data centers in the EU, on servers we run ourselves. The privacy policy says exactly where.
Can I run everything from an API or an AI agent?
Yes — koigrid is API-first and agent-native: every action has an API and a scoped token, with llms.txt and OpenAPI so an LLM can operate it end to end.