What's good about...
Google Cloud
- Extensive range of managed services with a focus on big data and machine learning
- BigQuery and Google Kubernetes Engine are widely considered industry-leading solutions
- Strong community and developer tooling
- 40+ data centers around the world
Heroku
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
Price comparison
How do Google Cloud's prices compare against Heroku?
| Example configuration |
Google Cloud
|
Heroku
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) |
| VM Medium | $90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) |
| VM Large | $179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) |
| Block Storage | $4.10 / mo 100 GB | -- |
| Object Storage | $24.93 / mo 1 TB | -- |
| Load Balancer | $29.44 / mo | Included in plan |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | $50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic) | $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration | -- |
| Free egress allowance | Depends on service | 2 TB / mo per app |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) |
GCP offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g2-standard-4 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 4 | 16GB | $0.71 | |
| g2-standard-8 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 8 | 32GB | $0.85 | |
| g2-standard-12 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 12 | 48GB | $1.00 | |
| g2-standard-16 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 16 | 64GB | $1.15 | |
| g2-standard-32 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 32 | 128GB | $1.73 | |
| g2-standard-24 | 2x L4 | 48GB | 24 | 96GB | $2.00 | |
| a2-highgpu-1g | 1x A100 | 40GB | 12 | 85GB | $3.67 | |
| g2-standard-48 | 4x L4 | 96GB | 48 | 192GB | $4.00 | |
| a2-highgpu-2g | 2x A100 | 80GB | 24 | 170GB | $7.35 | |
| g2-standard-96 | 8x L4 | 192GB | 96 | 384GB | $8.00 | |
| a2-highgpu-4g | 4x A100 | 160GB | 48 | 340GB | $14.69 | |
| a2-highgpu-8g | 8x A100 | 320GB | 96 | 680GB | $29.39 | |
| a2-megagpu-16g | 16x A100 | 640GB | 96 | 1360GB | $55.74 | |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some of the managed services that Google Cloud and Heroku offer:
| Service |
Google Cloud
|
Heroku
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
| Container Registry | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Serverless Cron Jobs | -- | |
| Serverless Functions | -- | |
| Static Sites | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
|
Google Cloud
|
Heroku
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | cloud.google.com | heroku.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2008 | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 40 | 10 |
| Example Customers | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
|
Google Cloud
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | cloud.google.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Data Center Locations | 40 |
| Example Customers | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank |
|
Heroku
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | heroku.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 10 |
| Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 28, 2024, and for Heroku on Oct. 2, 2024.