Database Mart
vs
Heroku
What's good about each
- Large selection of VPS and dedicated GPUs
- Affordable pricing and generous free egress allowance
- Regularly offers GPUs at a discount
- US-based data centers and 24/7 customer support
- 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 | Database Mart | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.99 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB SSD | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | 86% cheaper on Database Mart |
| Medium VM | $12.99 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 140 GB SSD | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | 95% cheaper on Database Mart |
| Large VM | $23.99 /mo 8 vCPU, 18 GB RAM, 240 GB SSD | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | 95% cheaper on Database Mart |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB extra SSD space | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $12.99 /mo 3 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | 74% cheaper on Database Mart |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | 32 TB per instance 100 Mbps (shared) | 2 TB / mo per app | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB Upgrade to 320 TB, 1 Gbps (shared) | 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
Database Mart offers 24 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Database Mart | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs
|
$2.92 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs
|
$0.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
RTX 5090
12 configs
|
$0.58 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
A100
12 configs
|
$0.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
RTX 4090
8 configs
|
$0.51 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
RTX A6000
12 configs
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
V100
8 configs
|
$0.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
RTX PRO 5000
3 configs
|
$0.50 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
A40
4 configs
|
$0.61 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
RTX PRO 4000
4 configs
|
$0.26 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
Database Mart bills reserved (1, 3, 12 or 24 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Database Mart | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | 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 | Database Mart | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 2 | 10 |
| Example customers | EscrichSoft, Zavanti, SparqData | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall |
| Website | www.databasemart.com | heroku.com |
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Our data for Database Mart was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Heroku on Sept. 18, 2026.