Heroku vs Lade

Heroku provides a more mature platform with extensive add-ons, while Lade offers simpler pricing and deployment focused on essential services.

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

Lade logo Lade

  • Simple deployment process with support for multiple programming languages
  • High-availability infrastructure with automatic failover
  • Managed databases with automated daily backups
  • Real-time log collection and monitoring

Price comparison

How do Heroku's prices compare against Lade?

VM Small

Heroku Heroku
$50.00 /mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X)
Lade Lade
$10.00 /mo 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Heroku Heroku
$250.00 /mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M)
Lade Lade
$80.00 /mo 2 CPU, 8 GB RAM

VM Large

Heroku Heroku
$500.00 /mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L)
Lade Lade
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Block Storage

Heroku Heroku
--
Lade Lade
$9.60 /mo 64 GB

Load Balancer

Heroku Heroku
Included in plan
Lade Lade
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

Heroku Heroku
$50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage
Lade Lade
$40.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 32 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Heroku Heroku
$200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM
Lade Lade
$10.00 /mo 1 GB RAM

Free egress allowance

Heroku Heroku
2 TB / mo per app
Lade Lade
100 GB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Heroku Heroku
Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo)
Lade Lade
$50.00 $0.05 / GB

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Heroku and Lade offer:

Company details

Website
Heroku Heroku
heroku.com
Lade Lade
lade.io
Headquarters
Heroku Heroku
United States of America US flag
Lade Lade
United States of America US flag
Founded
Heroku Heroku
2007
Lade Lade
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Data Center Locations
Heroku Heroku
10
Lade Lade
9
Example Customers
Heroku Heroku
Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify
Lade Lade
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Lade on July 18, 2026.