What's good about...
Beam
- Pay-per-millisecond billing, only while code is running
- Sub-second cold starts from memory snapshots
- No egress or bandwidth fees on any plan
- Runs in your own AWS, GCP or Azure account
- Recurring monthly credit on every plan
Heroku
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
Price comparison
How do Beam's prices compare against Heroku?
VM Small
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VM Medium
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VM Large
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Block Storage
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Load Balancer
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Managed PostgreSQL
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Managed Redis®*
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Free egress allowance
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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GPU Fleet Overview
Billing Options
Beam
On-DemandCustom
Heroku
Available Models
Beam offers 10 GPU models.
Beam
H100
Heroku
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Beam and Heroku offer:
Company details
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|---|---|---|
| Website | www.beam.cloud | heroku.com |
| Headquarters |
United States of America 
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United States of America
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| Founded | 2021 | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | -- | 10 |
| Example Customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Heroku on Feb. 12, 2026.