CoreWeave
vs
Heroku
What's good about each
- Access to latest NVIDIA GPU generations
- Kubernetes-native cloud platform for easy orchestration
- Transparent pricing with up to 60% savings on reserved capacity
- Purpose-built for AI and ML workloads
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | CoreWeave | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $250.00 /mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $500.00 /mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 2 TB / mo per app | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) |
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
CoreWeave offers 11 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | CoreWeave | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs
|
$2.46 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$4.48 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
B200
2 configs
|
$4.26 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
H200
2 configs
|
$2.62 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs
|
$1.20 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
$1.21 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
L40S
2 configs
|
$0.98 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
GH200
1 config
|
$6.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | CoreWeave only |
CoreWeave bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | CoreWeave | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 13 | 10 |
| Example customers | Jane Street, OpenAI, MistralAI, NovelAI | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
| Website | coreweave.com | heroku.com |
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Our data for CoreWeave was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Heroku on Feb. 12, 2026.