Heroku
vs
Hikube
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
- Storage replicated across datacenters in Geneva, Gland and Lucerne
- H100, H200 and A100 GPUs on VMs or Kubernetes
- Managed Postgres, Redis, ClickHouse, Kafka and RabbitMQ
- ISO 27001 certified company and datacenters
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Hikube | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | $28.89 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (s1.small) | 42% cheaper on Hikube |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | $115.55 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (s1.large) | 54% cheaper on Hikube |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | $231.10 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (s1.xlarge) | 54% cheaper on Hikube |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $21.97 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $24.41 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | $59.13 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB (large) | 15% cheaper on Heroku |
| Redis | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | $24.08 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (medium) | 88% cheaper on Hikube |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app | Free and unlimited |
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
Hikube offers 6 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Hikube | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config
|
-- | $3.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hikube only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hikube only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $4.71 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hikube only |
|
A100
1 config
|
-- | $3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hikube only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $1.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hikube only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $0.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hikube only |
Hikube 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 | Hikube |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Hikube |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | Switzerland |
| Locations | 10 | 3 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | -- |
| Website | heroku.com | hikube.cloud |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Hikube on Sept. 22, 2026.