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Da8a vs Heroku Postgres

Heroku Postgres is the managed database add-on for Heroku apps. Da8a is Postgres with auth, storage, an auto REST API, Realtime and functions, on a dedicated server, and pairs with Chapong for hosting.

General differences between Da8a and Heroku Postgres
Topic	Da8a	Heroku Postgres
Scope	Full backend around Postgres	Managed Postgres add-on
App hosting	Chapong, linked in one click	Heroku dynos
Auth, storage, API	Built in	Add-ons or your own code
Backups	Nightly offsite plus PITR	Continuous protection and rollback on higher plans
Pricing model	A flat price per server	Per add-on plan

This page describes general differences as of 2026, not every feature. Products change over time; check each provider’s own documentation for current details.

Heroku Postgres may suit you better if…

Your app already runs on Heroku and you want the add-on
You want Heroku’s data clips and followers

Da8a may suit you better if…

You want auth and storage without more add-ons
You want your data on your own server
You are moving the app to Chapong as well

Switching to Da8a

heroku pg:backups:capture then download and pg_restore into Da8a.
Update DATABASE_URL or switch to supabase-js.
Move the app to Chapong and link the backend.

More detail in the migration docs and the quickstart.

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