There is never a straight answer to these types of questions. If you're just getting started then Heroku is probably the easiest and cheapest way to get starte

There is never a straight answer to these types of questions. If you're just getting started then Heroku is probably the easiest and cheapest way to get started. I seem to have the perception that many apps do something like Heroku --> EY --> Self-hosted/managed as the app grows