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Heroku vs Impossible Cloud

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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

Impossible Cloud logo Impossible Cloud

  • Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
  • European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
  • ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
  • Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers

Price comparison

How do Heroku's prices compare against Impossible Cloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Heroku Heroku
$50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X)
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Heroku Heroku
$250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M)
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Heroku Heroku
$500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L)
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Heroku Heroku
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Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
$7.99 / mo 1 TB stored

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Heroku Heroku
Included in plan
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Heroku Heroku
$50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Heroku Heroku
$200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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Free egress allowance

Heroku Heroku
2 TB / mo per app
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
No egress fees

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Heroku Heroku
Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo)
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
No egress or API request charges

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Heroku Heroku
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Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
$0.58/hr

Billing Options

Heroku Heroku
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Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
Reserved (6mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)

Available Models

Impossible Cloud offers 4 GPU models.

Heroku Heroku
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Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
H100(1) B200(1) RTX 4090(1) B300(3)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Heroku and Impossible Cloud offer:

Service Heroku Impossible Cloud
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring

Company details

Website
Heroku Heroku
heroku.com
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
www.impossiblecloud.com
Headquarters
Heroku Heroku
United States of America
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
Germany
Founded
Heroku Heroku
2007
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
2021
Data Center Locations
Heroku Heroku
10
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
3
Example Customers
Heroku Heroku
Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
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Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Impossible Cloud on June 23, 2026.

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Thunder Compute
Our sponsor
NVIDIA H100 from $1.38/hr, A100 80GB from $0.78/hr, RTX A6000 from $0.27/hr
No commitments, billed per minute, SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
Hot swappable hardware, templates for ComfyUI and Ollama
One-click connection to VS Code or Cursor, simple CLI to connect without SSH
Try now