The Basics
Heroku
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Hetzner
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|---|---|---|
| Website | heroku.com | hetzner.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Founded | 2007 | 1997 |
| Data Center Locations | 10 | 5 |
| Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
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Heroku
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|---|---|
| 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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Hetzner
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|---|---|
| Website | hetzner.com |
| Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Data Center Locations | 5 |
| Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
Cost Comparison
How do Heroku's prices compare against Hetzner?
| Example configuration |
Heroku
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Hetzner
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|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) | $4.86 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (CX11) |
| VM Medium | $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) | $17.43 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPX31) |
| VM Large | $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) | $62.18 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (CCX33) |
| Block Storage | -- | $5.64 / mo 100 GB |
| Load Balancer | Included in plan | $6.91 / mo LB11 |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage | -- |
| Managed Redis®* | $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Free egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | 20-60 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Not publicly listed | $1.09 |
Note: These 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 Heroku and Hetzner offer:
| Service |
Heroku
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Hetzner
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|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Containers | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on March 28, 2024, and for Hetzner on Feb. 29, 2024.