Heroku
vs
Koyeb
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
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | 79% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | 83% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | 83% cheaper on Koyeb |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | 64% cheaper on Heroku |
| Redis | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | 1 TB / mo | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB |
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
Koyeb offers 9 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
Koyeb 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 | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Enterprise plan only |
| 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 | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 10 | 6 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | Kong, eToro, Scenario, Strapi, Neon |
| Website | heroku.com | koyeb.com |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Koyeb on Oct. 2, 2026.