Heroku
vs
Hetzner
What's good about each
- 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
- High performance VPS configurations at affordable prices (shared, high memory, dedicated CPU)
- Easy to use web console & developer tooling (Terraform SDKs, official CLI)
- EU-based company, may simplify GDPR compliance for some
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | 86% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | $10.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | 96% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | $18.63 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | 96% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $4.97 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $7.33 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | $8.46 /mo LB11 | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app | $1.13 /TB €1 / TB |
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
Hetzner offers 2 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $2.17 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hetzner only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hetzner only |
Hetzner 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 | Heroku | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1, Heroku Shield only | Card payments 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 | Heroku | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | USA | Germany |
| Locations | 10 | 6 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
| Website | heroku.com | hetzner.com |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Hetzner on Sept. 18, 2026.