A Heroku Postgres alternative with your data in Germany
Heroku Postgres is the natural choice while your app runs on Heroku. If you are moving off Heroku, or want the database with an EU provider, Zektor runs the same PostgreSQL on German infrastructure, reachable from anywhere you host your app.
Side by side
| Heroku Postgres | Zektor | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Salesforce, Inc. (USA) | Akcan-IT, a German company |
| Infrastructure | AWS; an EU region is available, but Heroku states a region does not guarantee data residency | Hetzner (a German provider), servers in Nuremberg, Falkenstein and Helsinki |
| Storage | Fixed per plan | Grows on its own or on request, separately from CPU and RAM |
| Branching | Forks and followers | Branches from any backup or point in time |
| Pricing | Fixed plans | A plan per database from €5/month, storage €0.15/GB above the plan |
Based on Heroku Postgres's public information, checked October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
Where Heroku Postgres is the better fit
- App hosting and database in one platform, deployed with git push
- A mature add-on marketplace
- Many years of operating Postgres at scale
Choose Heroku Postgres if: Your app stays on Heroku and you value having everything on one platform.
What Zektor gives you
- Managed PostgreSQL on Hetzner servers in Germany and Finland
- A German company as your provider; a DPA is available on request
- Daily backups and point-in-time recovery to any second
- Database branches from any backup, each with its own credentials
- Storage that grows separately from CPU and RAM
- Plans from €5/month; you can try a database without signing up
Choose Zektor if: You are leaving Heroku, or need your database with an EU company on EU servers.
Moving from Heroku Postgres
It is standard PostgreSQL on both sides: dump your database with pg_dump, create a database on Zektor and restore it with pg_restore. Then point your app at the new connection string. The migration guide walks through it step by step.
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