GPU.ai
vs
Heroku
What's good about each
- Per-second billing with no minimum commitment
- Aggregates capacity across 14+ upstream providers on three continents
- Public pricing API exposing live per-region availability counts
- No egress or networking fees
- 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 | GPU.ai | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 2 TB / mo per app | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | 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
GPU.ai offers 24 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | GPU.ai | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
10 configs
|
$1.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GPU.ai only |
|
B300
2 configs
|
$7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GPU.ai only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
$7.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GPU.ai only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GPU.ai only |
|
H200
7 configs
|
$2.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GPU.ai only |
|
RTX 5090
5 configs
|
$0.47 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GPU.ai only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
$0.47 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GPU.ai only |
|
RTX 4090
4 configs
|
$0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GPU.ai only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
$0.61 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GPU.ai only |
|
RTX 3090
3 configs
|
$0.15 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GPU.ai only |
GPU.ai bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | GPU.ai | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Performance Monitoring |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | GPU.ai | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | -- | 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 | GPU.ai | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2007 |
| Headquarters | UAE | USA |
| Locations | -- | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall |
| Website | gpu.ai | heroku.com |
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Our data for GPU.ai was last updated on Sept. 30, 2026, and for Heroku on Sept. 18, 2026.