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Google Cloud vs Heroku

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What's good about...

Google Cloud logo 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
  • 40+ data centers around the world

Heroku logo 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?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Heroku Heroku
$50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Heroku Heroku
$250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Heroku Heroku
$500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$4.10 / mo 100 GB
Heroku Heroku
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$24.93 / mo 1 TB
Heroku Heroku
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$29.44 / mo
Heroku Heroku
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Heroku Heroku
$50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)
Heroku Heroku
$200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration
Heroku Heroku
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Free egress allowance

Google Cloud Google Cloud
Depends on service
Heroku Heroku
2 TB / mo per app

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)
Heroku Heroku
Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo)

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$0.15/hr
Heroku Heroku
--

Billing Options

Google Cloud Google Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
Heroku Heroku
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Available Models

Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models.

Google Cloud Google Cloud
H100(24) A100(36) H200(4) RTX Pro 6000(16) B200(4) V100(48) L4(32) T4(48) P100(36) P4(36)
Heroku Heroku
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Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Google Cloud and Heroku offer:

Service Google Cloud Heroku
Analytics
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Python Notebooks
Realtime Databases
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Google Cloud Google Cloud
cloud.google.com
Heroku Heroku
heroku.com
Headquarters
Google Cloud Google Cloud
United States of America
Heroku Heroku
United States of America
Founded
Google Cloud Google Cloud
2008
Heroku Heroku
2007
Data Center Locations
Google Cloud Google Cloud
40
Heroku Heroku
10
Example Customers
Google Cloud Google Cloud
PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank
Heroku Heroku
Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify

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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Heroku on Feb. 12, 2026.

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