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Heroku vs Hetzner

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What's good about...

Heroku logo Heroku

  • Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
  • Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
  • Extensive add-on marketplace

Hetzner logo Hetzner

  • 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

How do Heroku's prices compare against Hetzner?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Heroku Heroku
$50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X)
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.14 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Heroku Heroku
$250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M)
Hetzner Hetzner
$8.01 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Heroku Heroku
$500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L)
Hetzner Hetzner
$14.31 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Heroku Heroku
--
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.04 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Heroku Heroku
--
Hetzner Hetzner
$5.73 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Heroku Heroku
Included in plan
Hetzner Hetzner
$7.34 / mo LB11

Managed PostgreSQL

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

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Heroku Heroku
$200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM
Hetzner Hetzner
--

Free egress allowance

Heroku Heroku
2 TB / mo per app
Hetzner Hetzner
1-60 TB / mo per instance

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Heroku Heroku
Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo)
Hetzner Hetzner
$1.15 €1 / TB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Heroku Heroku
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Hetzner Hetzner
$0.33/hr

Billing Options

Heroku Heroku
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Hetzner Hetzner
On-Demand

Available Models

Hetzner offers 2 GPU models.

Heroku Heroku
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Hetzner Hetzner
RTX 6000 Ada(1) RTX 4000 Ada(1)

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 Heroku and Hetzner offer:

Service Heroku Hetzner
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Heroku Heroku
heroku.com
Hetzner Hetzner
hetzner.com
Headquarters
Heroku Heroku
United States of America
Hetzner Hetzner
Germany
Founded
Heroku Heroku
2007
Hetzner Hetzner
1997
Data Center Locations
Heroku Heroku
10
Hetzner Hetzner
6
Example Customers
Heroku Heroku
Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify
Hetzner Hetzner
Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc

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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Hetzner on June 11, 2026.

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