Add it to your Heroku app in just a few clicks
Add it to your Heroku app in just a few clicks
When your staging and review apps run 24/7, you’re racking up costs month after month. But chances are, you don’t need every app all the time.
When an app is inactive for 30 minutes, AutoIdle puts it to sleep. Without you lifting a finger.
If the app receives an HTTP request, AutoIdle reactivates it. With the same dyno count and active processes present.
See your Heroku bill shrink immediately. You’re only paying for the time you’re actively using the app.
* up until 1st November 2020
Saves you between $150 and $690 per year
Saves you between $2100 and $7500 per year
Hi, I’m Stefan from South Tyrol, Italy.
About 1.5 years ago, my boss complained about our large Heroku bill and asked me to find a way to save money.
I noticed that our staging apps were running all the time, even when we didn’t need them. To solve the problem, I developed AutoIdle – an effective add-on that puts them to sleep.
This simple solution has already saved over 200 businesses worldwide over $350,000 (up until 1st November 2020).
Let me know if you have any questions.
AutoIdle is designed for all staging and review apps. It also works for non-critical apps or applications in the background (that only other servers are using). You can add a custom domain and start your app without seeing an error on the first request. You’ll only have to wait a few seconds until AutoIdle has woken up your app.
Usually, you’d see an error message. But there’s a simple fix to avoid that. Just change your app’s domain to yourapp.autoidleapp.com instead of yourapp.herokuapp.com. You also have the option to add a custom domain in your AutoIdle dashboard.
When AutoIdle restarts an app, there’s a minimal lag. In only 5-10 seconds, you’re ready to go.
You’ll see at a glance how much money you’ve saved with AutoIdle. The dashboard also shows you:
The small AutoIdle fee is charged per app per month. It’s automatically added to your monthly Heroku bill. You don’t need to pay separately.
Canceling AutoIdle is as easy as deleting the add-on in Heroku. One click, and it’s done.
Saves you between $150 and $690 per year
Saves you between $2100 and $7500 per year