The Sovereign Heroku Alternative in India
Git-push deploys with managed apps, priced in rupees and hosted in India.
Should you switch from Heroku?
Move off Heroku if dyno pricing in dollars no longer matches what you get, or your users are in India. TejasDeploy gives the same git-push deploy on 37+ frameworks, on compute you size yourself, in Noida. Stay if Heroku add-ons run critical parts of your stack.
Who should move, and who should stay
Switch to DataDack if
- Indian teams still on US or EU dynos
- Apps that outgrew dyno tiers but not the workflow
- Teams who want a GST invoice instead of a dollar card charge
Stay on Heroku if
- Heroku add-ons run parts of your stack you would have to rebuild
- Your team wants zero infrastructure ownership
- Your users are mostly outside India
Why teams move from Heroku to DataDack
Priced in rupees
Flat-rate monthly or pay-as-you-go hourly compute in INR with zero surprise bandwidth invoices.
ap-south-3 Noida
Sovereign Tier-IV infrastructure in Noida with sub-10ms latency across Northern India & DPDP compliance.
DDoS Protection
Always-on L3/L4 volumetric attack mitigation standard on every single virtual instance.
What you actually pay on DataDack
Reserved monthly rates in the Noida ap-south-3 region.
| Specification | DataDack |
|---|---|
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 30 GB SAS HDD | ₹1,152/mo |
| 4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD | ₹6,498/mo |
| 8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 30 GB NVMe | ₹11,331/mo |
Detailed Feature Matrix: DataDack vs Heroku
Side-by-side technical and operational benchmark comparison
| Feature / Capability | DataDack Cloud | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Indian region | Noida (ap-south-3) | None - US and EU only |
| Deploy model | Git push, 37+ frameworks, Docker | Git push, buildpacks and containers |
| Billing | Flat INR with a GST invoice | Per-dyno, in USD |
| Underlying compute | Sized by you, up to dedicated bare metal | Dyno tiers only |
| Data residency under the DPDP Act | Stays in Indian jurisdiction | Cross-border by design |
Moving off Heroku, step by step
- Step 1Inventory what runs on Heroku today — instance sizes, disks, open ports and DNS records.
- Step 2Pick the matched DataDack plan and create the instance in the console, in the Noida ap-south-3 region.
- Step 3Move the data: restore from a snapshot or image, or sync the application and database over the VPC.
- Step 4Lower the DNS TTL, cut traffic over to the new IPv4 and verify, then destroy the source instance — billing stops the same hour.
What carries over unchanged
A move off Heroku is a re-host, not a rewrite. These come with you as they are:
- Your Linux distro and kernel
- Docker and docker-compose files
- Nginx, Caddy or HAProxy configs
- Your CI pipeline - only the deploy target changes
- SSH keys and your existing automation
- Postgres, MySQL, Redis and their dumps
- Cron jobs and systemd units
- Your domain and TLS certificates
DataDack vs Heroku: common questions
- How does DataDack's pricing compare with Heroku?
- DataDack bills a flat INR amount with a GST invoice rather than a USD card charge plus conversion fees, and charges no egress. Compare a matched instance on the pricing page for the current figure.
- Where do my workloads run after moving off Heroku?
- In the sovereign Noida region (ap-south-3), inside Tier-IV facilities operated by Yotta NM1 and CtrlS. Data stays in Indian jurisdiction, which is what makes DataDack DPDP-compliant by default rather than by configuration.
- Is DDoS protection an extra like it is elsewhere?
- No. Always-on Layer 3 / Layer 4 mitigation is standard on every VPS and VM, including the Starter tier, and is never a paid add-on.
- Are there egress or bandwidth charges?
- No surprise egress invoices. Generous transfer is included with every plan and internal VPC traffic is unmetered.
- How long does a migration from Heroku take?
- Most single-instance moves are done in an afternoon: create the matched plan, restore your image or sync the app, then cut DNS over. Our engineers will do the first instance with you — ask on /contact before you start.
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