Heroku
vs
Hexabyte
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
- Affordable VPS instances with customizable specs
- S3-compatible object storage with no egress or API fees
- Offers dedicated servers
- EU-based with GDPR-friendly data storage
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Hexabyte | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | $4.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe | 91% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | $11.03 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe | 96% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | $19.91 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe | 96% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $6.78 /mo 1 TB (no egress or API fees) | |
| 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 | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | 20 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app | $1.13 /TB per 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
Hexabyte offers 1 GPU model. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Hexabyte | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hexabyte only |
Hexabyte 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 | Hexabyte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Heroku | Hexabyte |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | Sweden |
| Locations | 10 | 1 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | Molnett, Region Västerbotten, Umeå Kommunföretag, Enduce |
| Website | heroku.com | hexabyte.se |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Hexabyte on Sept. 18, 2026.