What's good about...
Heroku
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
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?
| Example configuration |
Heroku
|
Hetzner
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) | $4.93 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX22) |
| VM Medium | $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) | $8.85 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX32) |
| VM Large | $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) | $21.35 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX42) |
| Block Storage | -- | $5.68 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | -- | $5.47 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | Included in plan | $6.96 / 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 Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) | $1.09 €1 / TB |
Hetzner offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEX44 | 1x RTX4000 | 20GB | 14 | 64GB | $0.38 | |
| GEX130 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 24 | 128GB | $1.75 | |
Note: Our 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
|
Hetzner
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Containers | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | |
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
|
Heroku
|
Hetzner
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | heroku.com | hetzner.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Founded | 2007 | 1997 |
| Data Center Locations | 10 | 6 |
| Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
|
Heroku
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | heroku.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 10 |
| Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
|
Hetzner
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | hetzner.com |
| Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Data Center Locations | 6 |
| Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
Alternatives to consider
Want to see how Heroku and Hetzner compare against other providers? Check out these other comparisons:
More comparisons
Our data for Heroku was last updated on Oct. 2, 2024, and for Hetzner on Oct. 7, 2024.