Cleura
vs
Heroku
What's good about each
- All infrastructure located in EU (Sweden and Germany) for full data sovereignty
- OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
- Transparent pricing with per-second billing
- €50 free trial credit for new users
- Strong focus on compliance and regulated industries
- 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 | Cleura | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $15.05 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public) | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | 70% cheaper on Cleura |
| Medium VM | $87.58 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public) | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | 65% cheaper on Cleura |
| Large VM | $175.16 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public) | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | 65% cheaper on Cleura |
| Block storage | $11.30 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $33.11 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | -- 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 | $38.91 /mo Octavia LBaaS | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 2 TB / mo per app | |
| Egress | $32.48 /TB €0.02875 / GB | 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.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cleura | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | 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 | Cleura | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 10 |
| Example customers | Miljödata, Clavister, Spintr, Boost.ai | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall |
| Website | cleura.com | heroku.com |
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Our data for Cleura was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Heroku on Sept. 18, 2026.