What was it?
Heroku's $9/mo entry-tier managed Postgres. 10M rows, automatic backups, the smallest paid tier.
What happened?
Heroku discontinued Hobby Basic Postgres and Redis tiers as part of platform restructuring. Minimum paid tier jumped to Standard-0 ($50/mo).
Migration Guide
Neon (free tier + cheap paid), Supabase free tier, Railway Postgres ($5/mo), or Fly.io Postgres.
Timeline & context
Heroku Postgres Hobby Basic shut down in September 2024, 2 years ago. It sat in the databases category, where Soft.xyz tracks 7 discontinued products in total. If you are still running it in production, the migration path above is the shortest route off it.
FAQ
Why did Heroku Postgres Hobby Basic shut down?
Heroku discontinued Hobby Basic Postgres and Redis tiers as part of platform restructuring. Minimum paid tier jumped to Standard-0 ($50/mo).
What should I migrate Heroku Postgres Hobby Basic to?
No drop-in replacement is tracked yet — check the databases category for current options.
Is there a free alternative to Heroku Postgres Hobby Basic?
Not among the tracked alternatives.