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Daniel Adeboye • 6th January 2026

Heroku Enterprise: capabilities, limitations, and alternatives

Heroku Enterprise streamlines deployment but falls short on cost, flexibility, and scalability. Businesses outgrow its limits and turn to alternatives like Kubernetes or Northflank for better automation, control, and cloud efficiency.

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Daniel Adeboye • 5th January 2026

PostgreSQL vector search guide: Everything you need to know about pgvector

pgvector enables vector search in PostgreSQL, allowing semantic search, AI recommendations, and similarity queries without extra infrastructure. Learn how to deploy and use it on Northflank to enhance your database capabilities.

Deborah Emeni • 25th November 2025

Managed Redis: what it is and how to choose a provider

Managed Redis handles operations, scaling, and backups for your Redis database. Learn what to look for in a provider and how to get started.

Deborah Emeni • 24th November 2025

Top 7 AWS RDS alternatives in 2026

AWS RDS alternatives 2025: Northflank, Google Cloud SQL, Neon, Azure & more. Compare managed databases with multi-cloud flexibility & pricing.

Deborah Emeni • 21st November 2025

What is database hosting? Best tools and guides for 2026

Database hosting lets you run databases without managing servers. Compare the best tools, pricing, and features for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and more.

Will Stewart • 4th August 2025

The complete guide for your Google Cloud migration

When searching for "Google Cloud migration" or exploring cloud migration options, you're likely facing one of two distinct scenarios.

Will Stewart • 4th August 2025

The complete guide to AWS cloud migration in 2026

When searching for "AWS migrate" or exploring cloud migration options, you're likely facing one of two distinct scenarios.

Will Stewart • 27th July 2025

How to migrate from Heroku: A step-by-step guide

Whether you're looking to migrate Heroku applications due to pricing changes, seeking better performance, or need more flexibility, this guide covers everything you need to successfully migrate from Heroku to Northflank.

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Daniel Adeboye • 21st July 2025

How to deploy pgvector in 1 minute (using Northflank)

Deploy pgvector on Northflank in under a minute. Fully managed PostgreSQL with pgvector preinstalled. Just connect, run CREATE EXTENSION vector, and start building with vector search instantly.

Daniel Adeboye • 18th July 2025

6 Best Dokku alternatives for app deployment in 2026

Looking for Dokku alternatives in 2026? Explore the top platforms like Northflank, CapRover, and Railway to scale apps with better CI/CD, multi-cloud support, observability, and automation.

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