What's good about...

Civo logo Civo

  • Offers many managed services, from databases to GPUs to object storage to containers
  • Create a Kubernetes cluster with just a few clicks
  • Competitive pricing, free egress

Civo logo Heroku

  • Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
  • Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
  • Extensive add-on marketplace

Price comparison

How do Civo's prices compare against Heroku?

Example configuration Civo Heroku
VM Small $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X)
VM Medium $40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M)
VM Large $160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L)
Block Storage $10.00 / mo 100 GB --
Object Storage $10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer --
Load Balancer $10.00 / mo Single node Included in plan
Managed PostgreSQL $40.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM $50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage
Managed Redis®* $20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM
Free egress allowance -- 2 TB / mo per app
1 TB of egress beyond allowance Free and unlimited Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo)

Civo offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
L40S Medium 1x L40S 48GB 8 64GB $1.79 Source
A100-40 Small 1x A100 40GB 8 64GB $1.79 Source
A100-80 Small 1x A100 80GB 12 128GB $2.38 Source
L40S Medium (2x) 2x L40S 96GB 16 128GB $3.57 Source
A100-40 Medium 2x A100 80GB 16 128GB $3.57 Source
A100-80 Medium 2x A100 160GB 24 256GB $4.76 Source
L40S Large 4x L40S 192GB 32 255GB $7.14 Source
A100-40 Large 4x A100 160GB 32 255GB $7.14 Source
A100-80 Large 4x A100 320GB 48 512GB $9.52 Source
L40S Extra Large 8x L40S 384GB 64 512GB $14.29 Source
A100-40 Extra Large 8x A100 320GB 64 512GB $14.29 Source
A100-80 Extra Large 8x A100 640GB 96 1024GB $19.05 Source
H100 1x H100 80GB -- -- On Request Source
GH200 1x GH200 96GB -- -- On Request Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer?

Here are some managed services that Civo and Heroku offer:

Service Civo Heroku
Block Storage --
GPU-powered Servers --
Load Balancer --
Managed Containers --
Managed Kubernetes --
Managed MySQL --
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

Company details

Civo
Website civo.com
Headquarters United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Founded 2015
Data Center Locations 5
Example Customers TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™
Heroku
Website heroku.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2007
Data Center Locations 10
Example Customers Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify

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Our data for Civo was last updated on Oct. 16, 2024, and for Heroku on Nov. 12, 2024.