Escape Heroku's High Costs. Not Its Simplicity.

Disco helps you migrate from Heroku to your own AWS account in days, not months. Cut your bill by 50-70% and regain control, all while keeping the `git push` workflow you love.

Feeling Trapped by Heroku's Golden Cuffs?

You chose Heroku for speed and simplicity, but now the trade-offs are becoming clear. If this sounds familiar, you're in the right place.

Skyrocketing Bills

Your monthly costs are unpredictable and climbing. You pay per app, per dyno, per add-on, and it feels like you're being penalized for growth.

Platform Limitations

Need a specific instance type? More control over your network? You're stuck with Heroku's rigid architecture and expensive add-on marketplace.

Vendor Lock-In

Your infrastructure is a black box. Migrating away seems so complex and time-consuming that it's easier to just pay the bill and hope for the best.

The Best of Both Worlds

Keep the Heroku developer experience you love, but run it on your own AWS account for a fraction of the cost and with none of the limitations.

Feature
Heroku
Disco on Your AWS
Cost Model
Per-dyno, per-add-on pricing with significant markup.
Transparent AWS pricing + a flat fee. No per-app charges.
Infrastructure Ownership
None. A complete black box.
100% yours. In your own AWS account.
Cost of New Apps
Pay for a new set of dynos for each app.
Marginal cost is near-zero. Leverage existing resources.
Database
Locked into Heroku Postgres add-ons at a premium.
Use any AWS database (RDS, Aurora) at standard cost.
Compute Flexibility
Fixed 'dyno' types with opaque performance.
Any EC2 instance type. Use Graviton, GPUs, etc.
Network Control
Limited. Static IPs require paid add-ons.
Full VPC control, security groups, and static IPs.
Deployment Workflow
`git push heroku main`
The `git push` workflow you already love. No retraining.

Migrate to AWS in 3 Simple Steps

We've turned a months-long engineering headache into a straightforward, guided process.

1

Free Migration Analysis

Schedule a free, no-obligation 15-minute strategy call. We'll analyze your Heroku setup, estimate your AWS savings, and create a tailored migration plan.

2

We Handle the Migration

Our team (powered by Disco) provisions your new AWS infrastructure and migrates your apps, databases, and environment variables with near-zero downtime.

3

You Deploy & Save

You get a dramatically lower bill and a simple `git push` workflow to manage your apps on your own AWS account. You own everything.

Why Teams Switch from Heroku to Disco

"I moved all my micro sites off Heroku on to Disco and I'm paying 10X less than what I was before. Highly recommended"

Jacob DeHart

Jacob DeHart
Founder of Threadless

"With Disco our devops costs have dropped by an order of magnitude of what they were on the market-leading platform."

Patrick Metzger

Patrick Metzger
Director of Product at Idealist.org

Your Migration Questions, Answered

What if my team doesn't know AWS well?

That's exactly why we exist. Disco provides the simple PaaS interface, so your developers don't need to become AWS experts. We handle the initial setup and provide ongoing support, allowing you to focus on your application, not infrastructure.

How long does a migration take?

For most standard web applications, we can complete the entire migration process in 1-3 business days after the initial analysis.

Will my application have downtime?

We plan migrations to have zero or near-zero downtime. We achieve this by setting up and testing the new environment in parallel, then switching DNS at a time of your choosing.

What happens *after* the migration?

You'll have the Disco platform running on your own infrastructure. You can manage your apps via our web UI or CLI, deploy with `git push`, and enjoy direct support from us for any questions. You are in full control.

How much does the migration service cost?

The initial analysis and strategy call are completely free. The cost of the migration service depends on the complexity of your application. We provide a fixed, upfront quote after the analysis, so there are no surprises.

Ready to leave Heroku behind? Talk to a migration expert today.