So, just to be clear.
Your solution is:
1. move off to the competition who are offering a subpar service;
2. then wait until they eventually catch up in (how many years? who knows..);
3. then profit?
Heroku is around, because there is no other service that offers the ease and convenience. I looked at Fly.io and Render and they are nowhere close and mature to Heroku at the moment.
For example, here is Fly.io's "Solution" for Redis:
> Setting up Redis requires launching it as a separate app.
..
Or if you want something as commmon as Sidekiq.. have fun messing with configuraiton files: https://fly.io/docs/app-guides/multiple-processes/
Now let's compare this to the Heroku experience:
How to use Redis:
Step 1. Add a Redis addone
Step 2. There is no step 2.
How about Sidekiq?
Step 1. Add a worker
Step 2. Update your Procfile
Step 3. There is no step 3.
Fly.io tells me to "Just Use Bash"..
So while I kind of see where are you coming from, unfortunately all these alternatives fall short. Not to mention that Heroku has hundreds of integrations built-in.
Your solution is: 1. move off to the competition who are offering a subpar service;
2. then wait until they eventually catch up in (how many years? who knows..);
3. then profit?
Heroku is around, because there is no other service that offers the ease and convenience. I looked at Fly.io and Render and they are nowhere close and mature to Heroku at the moment.
For example, here is Fly.io's "Solution" for Redis:
> Setting up Redis requires launching it as a separate app. ..
Or if you want something as commmon as Sidekiq.. have fun messing with configuraiton files: https://fly.io/docs/app-guides/multiple-processes/
Now let's compare this to the Heroku experience:
How to use Redis:
Step 1. Add a Redis addone
Step 2. There is no step 2.
How about Sidekiq?
Step 1. Add a worker
Step 2. Update your Procfile
Step 3. There is no step 3.
Fly.io tells me to "Just Use Bash"..
So while I kind of see where are you coming from, unfortunately all these alternatives fall short. Not to mention that Heroku has hundreds of integrations built-in.