Google Cloud
vs
Heroku
What's good about each
- 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
- 40+ data centers around the world
- 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 | Google Cloud | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $20.49 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $50.00 /mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) | 2.4x more expensive on Heroku |
| Medium VM | $90.15 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $250.00 /mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) | 2.8x more expensive on Heroku |
| Large VM | $179.87 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $500.00 /mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) | 2.8x more expensive on Heroku |
| Block storage | $4.10 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $24.93 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $93.60 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage | 47% cheaper on Heroku |
| Redis | $35.28 /mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic) | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM | 5.7x more expensive on Heroku |
| Load balancer | $29.44 /mo | Included in plan | |
| Serverless | $47.62 /mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Depends on service | 2 TB / mo per app | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | 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
Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Google Cloud | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
24 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
$4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs
|
$1.69 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
A100
36 configs
|
$1.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
L4
32 configs
|
$0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
V100
48 configs
|
$1.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
T4
48 configs
|
$0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
P100
36 configs
|
$0.77 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
P4
36 configs
|
$0.12 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Google Cloud | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 40 | 10 |
| Example customers | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
| Website | cloud.google.com | heroku.com |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Heroku on Feb. 12, 2026.