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Heroku CLI vs Cloud Foundry CLI: catalog facts
Heroku CLI	Cloud Foundry CLI
Free The CLI is free to install; using it requires a Heroku account.	Free The client is free and open source; the platform it connects to may be paid.
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Manage Heroku apps and dynos from a terminal Extendable with official and community plugins	Official client maintained alongside the platform Plugin system for extra commands
Only works with the Heroku platform Requires a Heroku account	Requires access to a Cloud Foundry deployment No use outside the Cloud Foundry ecosystem
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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