If you can add even one worker per dyno, things get much better, faster. See http://rapgenius.com/1504221/James-somers-herokus-ugly-secret/Update-2-14-weve-addr

If you can add even one worker per dyno, things get much better, faster. See http://rapgenius.com/1504221/James-somers-herokus-ugly-secret/Update-2-14-weve-addressed-a-few-of-the-popular-suggestions-and-reactions-click-here-to-find-out-more http://rapgenius.com/1504221/James-somers-herokus-ugly-secre... for details. The really big problem there is having dynos that can handle only one request at a time.