Canopy Wave
vs
Heroku
What's good about each
- Iceland data centers running on hydro and geothermal power
- 2-8 TB of local NVMe included per node
- GPU rental and open-model inference on one 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 | Canopy Wave | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | -- 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 | -- Not listed | 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
Canopy Wave offers 5 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Canopy Wave | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs
|
$3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
Canopy Wave bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Performance Monitoring |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Canopy Wave | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | -- | 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 | Canopy Wave | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 2 | 10 |
| Example customers | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall |
| Website | canopywave.com | heroku.com |
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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Heroku on Sept. 18, 2026.