Beam
vs
Heroku
What's good about each
- 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
- Add-on marketplace for databases, logging, monitoring and email
- Postgres with forks, followers and rollback
- Network-isolated Private Spaces across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific
- Salesforce integration through Heroku Connect and AppLink
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | |
| Medium VM | $289.08 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB disk · Billed per second while running | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | 14% cheaper on Heroku |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | |
| Block storage | $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | 2 TB / mo per app | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Beam offers 10 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Heroku.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Beam | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | Enterprise only | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, Heroku Shield only |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Beam | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 10 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, Magellan AI, Raven, EdgeImpulse, Frase | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | heroku.com |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 21, 2026, and for Heroku on Sept. 18, 2026.