Exoscale
vs
Heroku
What's good about each
- Locations in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria and Croatia
- 1 TiB of monthly egress included per instance
- Managed databases from PostgreSQL to Kafka and ClickHouse
- Nvidia GPUs from RTX 3080 Ti to RTX PRO 6000
- 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 | Exoscale | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $10.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny) | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | 79% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Medium VM | $67.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | 73% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Large VM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL) | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | 66% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Block storage | $10.08 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $25.28 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard) | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $98.49 /mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4) | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | 49% cheaper on Heroku |
| Redis | $42.44 /mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey) | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | 79% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Load balancer | $25.00 /mo Network Load Balancer | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | 1 TiB / mo per instance (1.42 GiB / hr) | 2 TB / mo per app | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / 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.
GPUs
Exoscale offers 7 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Exoscale | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Exoscale only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
V100
4 configs
|
$0.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
A40
4 configs
|
$1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
A5000
3 configs
|
$1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
RTX 3080 Ti
3 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Exoscale only |
Exoscale 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 | Exoscale | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | 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 | Exoscale | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | USA |
| Locations | 8 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall |
| Website | www.exoscale.com | heroku.com |
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Our data for Exoscale was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Heroku on Sept. 18, 2026.