specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Heroku
providerId: heroku
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-04'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Hosting
  - PaaS
  - Postgres
description: Heroku Cedar dyno + add-on pricing.
sources:
  - https://www.heroku.com/pricing
plans:
  - id: heroku-eco-dyno
    name: Eco Dynos (Hobby)
    type: subscription
    description: $5/month flat for unlimited Eco dynos (1,000 dyno-hours pool).
    entries:
      - label: Monthly base
        name: monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '5.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Sleeps after 30min idle
      - name: 1,000 dyno-hours/mo pool
  - id: heroku-basic-dyno
    name: Basic Dyno
    type: subscription
    description: $7/month per dyno; never sleeps.
    entries:
      - label: Per dyno-month
        name: dyno
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '7.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Never sleeps
      - name: 512 MB RAM
      - name: Custom domains
  - id: heroku-standard-1x
    name: Standard-1X Dyno
    type: subscription
    description: $25/month per dyno.
    entries:
      - label: Per dyno-month
        name: dyno
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '25.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 512 MB RAM
      - name: Horizontal scaling
  - id: heroku-standard-2x
    name: Standard-2X Dyno
    type: subscription
    description: $50/month per dyno.
    entries:
      - label: Per dyno-month
        name: dyno
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '50.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 1 GB RAM
  - id: heroku-performance-m
    name: Performance-M Dyno
    type: subscription
    description: $250/month per dyno.
    entries:
      - label: Per dyno-month
        name: dyno
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '250.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 2.5 GB RAM
      - name: Dedicated infrastructure
  - id: heroku-postgres-essential
    name: Heroku Postgres Essential
    type: subscription
    description: $5-$9/month tiers.
    entries:
      - label: Essential-0
        name: pg_e0
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '5.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Essential-1
        name: pg_e1
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '9.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 10K-10M rows
      - name: Hobby/dev databases
  - id: heroku-postgres-standard
    name: Heroku Postgres Standard
    type: subscription
    description: $50-$200/month tiers.
    entries:
      - label: Standard-0
        name: pg_s0
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '50.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Standard-2
        name: pg_s2
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '200.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Production-ready
      - name: HA available
      - name: Continuous protection
  - id: heroku-key-value-store
    name: Heroku Key-Value Store (Redis)
    type: subscription
    description: $3-$120/month tiers.
    entries:
      - label: Mini
        name: kv_mini
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '3.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Premium 2
        name: kv_p2
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '60.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Redis-compatible
      - name: HA tiers available
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - subscription
  units:
  - period
  plans:
  - name: Eco Dynos (Hobby)
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Basic Dyno
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Standard-1X Dyno
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Standard-2X Dyno
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Performance-M Dyno
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Heroku Postgres Essential
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Heroku Postgres Standard
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Heroku Key-Value Store (Redis)
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month