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

Heroku logo Hostinger

  • Affordable plans with generous server specs and free bandwidth
  • One-click installation for Plesk, Wordpress, cPanel, Nextcloud and more
  • Uses NVMe SSD storage and AMD EPYC processors on all VPS
  • Includes automated backups and 24/7 live chat support

Price comparison

How do Heroku's prices compare against Hostinger?

Example configuration Heroku Hostinger
VM Small $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) $6.99 / mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (KVM 1)
VM Medium $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) $17.99 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (KVM 4)
VM Large $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) $35.99 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (KVM 8)
Load Balancer Included in plan --
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 4-32 TB per instance
1 TB of egress beyond allowance Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) Free and unlimited 4-32 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth

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 managed services that Heroku and Hostinger offer:

Service Heroku Hostinger
Content Delivery Network (CDN) --
Managed Containers --
Managed MySQL --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redis®* --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

Company details

Heroku
Website heroku.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2007
Data Center Locations 10
Example Customers Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify
Hostinger
Website www.hostinger.com
Headquarters Lithuania 🇱🇹
Founded 2004
Data Center Locations 9
Example Customers Little Karma Co, Netherix Studios, Be-Mag

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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Nov. 12, 2024, and for Hostinger on Feb. 14, 2025.