Elastx
vs
Heroku
What's good about each
- Three availability zones, all in Sweden
- ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001 certified
- 24/7 support included at no extra cost
- Datacenters run on 100% renewable electricity
- A100, L4, L40S and RTX PRO 6000 GPUs
- 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 | Elastx | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $26.12 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | 48% cheaper on Elastx |
| Medium VM | $126.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | 49% cheaper on Elastx |
| Large VM | $252.86 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | 49% cheaper on Elastx |
| Block storage | $28.32 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $69.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | 73% cheaper on Heroku |
| Redis | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | 9% cheaper on Elastx |
| Load balancer | $38.59 /mo v1-lb-1 | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 2 TB / mo per app | |
| Egress | $49.85 /TB 1 TB external traffic | 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
Elastx offers 4 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Elastx | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
$0.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
Elastx bills on-demand. 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 | Elastx | 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 | Elastx | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall |
| Website | elastx.se | heroku.com |
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Our data for Elastx was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Heroku on Sept. 18, 2026.