Rock8Cloud
The 2026 Heroku alternative

Heroku stopped shipping.We didn't.

In 2026 Salesforce moved Heroku into maintenance mode - no free tier, sleeping dynos, a paid add-on for every database. Rock8Cloud is the 2026 Heroku alternative that's still shipping. Push your repo and get a live URL, with Postgres and Redis one click away. 60 days free, no card.

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What you work around
No free tierEco dynos sleepPaid DB add-onsMaintenance modeUS-only regionPer-dyno scaling
Rock8Cloud

One platform. Push your repo - app, Postgres, Redis, and object storage deploy together.

git push

Side by side

Same push-to-deploy.A platform that's still moving.

Heroku made git-push deploys famous, then stopped investing. Rock8Cloud keeps the simplicity and keeps shipping, with AI code review, changelogs, and sandbox agents included, not an add-on.

Heroku
Rock8Cloud
Free tier
None since 2022 - credit card required to deploy source
60 days free, no credit card
Pricing
Per-dyno (Eco $5, Basic $7, Standard $25-50) plus paid add-ons source
Flat monthly price, idle services free
Product direction
Sustaining mode since 2026 - stability only, no new features source
Actively shipping new features
Databases and caches
Postgres and Redis are separate paid add-ons
Postgres, Redis, object storage in one click
Always-on
Eco dynos sleep after 30 minutes idle source
Always-on, no cold starts from sleep
Hosting region
US, on Salesforce infrastructure
EU-hosted, GDPR-friendly
Deploy from AI agents
Not available
Native MCP - deploy straight from your agent
Portability
Buildpacks and add-on lock-in
Open stack - Docker, Postgres, standards
AI code review
Not offered - add-on marketplace only
Included on every PR
Coding agents + changelogs
Manual - no agent tooling
Tasks build themselves in sandboxes, changelogs write themselves
Agent access (MCP)
CLI built for humans, not agents
Full platform is agent-operable over MCP

Heroku pricing and product status as of 2026: Eco $5/mo (sleeps after 30 min), Basic $7/mo, Standard $25-50/mo (pricing). No free tier since 2022 (low-cost plans). Maintenance mode announced February 2026 (An Update on Heroku).

Migration

Migrating off Heroku?It's mostly a git push.

Your app already runs in a container or buildpack. Point Rock8Cloud at the repo, bring your config vars, and import your database. Most apps are live the same afternoon.

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Rock8Cloud

Bring your Dockerfile

If your app builds from a Dockerfile, it deploys as-is. No Dockerfile? Rock8Cloud builds the image from your repo.

Provision your database

Spin up a managed Postgres in one click and point your app at it. A Redis-compatible cache comes the same way.

Move your config vars

Copy your Heroku config vars into the service environment. They become available on the next deploy.

Keep your domain

Point your custom domain at the new service when you are ready to cut over. No rush, no downtime.

Two ways to move

Follow the steps yourself, or hand the whole thing to your AI agent below. Either path, ourdeploy guidesanddocswalk you through it.

Without leaving your agent

Migrate from inside your AI agent.

Rock8Cloud speaks MCP. Point your agent at it and it does the whole move - provisions Postgres and Redis, sets your config, and ships your app. That same agent reviews every PR and builds tasks in sandboxes once you're moved over. You stay in your editor, the agent does the wiring.

your agent
create_projectcheckout-api
provision_postgresready in 8s
provision_redisready
deploy_servicelive
Ready to ship

Leave maintenance mode behind.Use a platform that cares.

Start free for 60 days, no credit card. Flat pricing, managed databases, and a platform that keeps improving.

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Moving from Heroku? Connect over MCP and your agent does the whole move.