What's good about...
Heroku
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
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?
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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
Company details
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Website | heroku.com | www.hostinger.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Lithuania 🇱🇹 |
Founded | 2007 | 2004 |
Data Center Locations | 10 | 9 |
Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify | Little Karma Co, Netherix Studios, Be-Mag |
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Website | heroku.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2007 |
Data Center Locations | 10 |
Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
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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.