I have an application in Heroku and love its simplicity, however I need a simple file storage for uploaded images (using file_column). As I see it, my options are to upgrade to Slicehost or get a Heroku app that works with Amazon S3 (Iām a little perplexed by the S3 pricing scheme). Are there other alternatives?
I have several applications on Heroku using S3 to download.
I would recommend using the attachment_fu or paperclip plugin on top of file_column. These plugins make it trivial to switch from the local file system to s3 (literally just :: storage => s3)
S3 was reliable, fast and cheap for me.
We use dokkur.com
It has additional functionality - internal storage and databases.