Heroku vs Lambda Labs

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

Heroku

Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
Extensive add-on marketplace

Lambda Labs

Offers high-performance GPUs such as the Nvidia H100, H200, and GH200
Easy to use dashboard and competitive prices
Private cloud available (isolated, physical access)

Price comparison

How do Heroku's prices compare against Lambda Labs?

Example configuration	Heroku	Lambda Labs
VM Small	$50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X)	--
VM Medium	$250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M)	--
VM Large	$500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L)	--
Block Storage	--	$20.00 / mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo
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	--
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo)	Free and unlimited

Lambda Labs offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
1x RTX6000	1x RTX 6000	24GB	14	46GB	$0.50	Launch
1x A10	1x A10G	24GB	30	200GB	$0.75	Launch
1x A6000	1x A6000	48GB	14	100GB	$0.80	Launch
1x A100 SXM	1x A100	40GB	30	200GB	$1.29	Launch
2x A6000	2x A6000	96GB	28	200GB	$1.60	Launch
1x H100 PCIe	1x H100	80GB	26	200GB	$2.49	Launch
2x A100	2x A100	80GB	60	400GB	$2.58	Launch
Nvidia GH200	1x GH200	96GB	64	432GB	$3.19	Source
4x A6000	4x A6000	192GB	56	400GB	$3.20	Launch
8x V100	8x V100	128GB	92	448GB	$4.40	Launch
4x A100	4x A100	160GB	120	800GB	$5.16	Launch
8x A100	8x A100	320GB	124	1800GB	$10.32	Launch
8x H100 SXM	8x H100	640GB	208	1800GB	$23.92	Launch
Nvidia H200 SXM	8x H200	1128GB	224	--	On Request	Source
B200	8x B200	1440GB	224	--	On Request	Source

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 Lambda Labs offer:

Service	Heroku	Lambda Labs
GPU-powered Servers	--
Managed Containers		--
Managed PostgreSQL		--
Managed Redis®*		--

Company details

	Heroku	Lambda Labs
Website	heroku.com	lambdalabs.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2007	2012
Data Center Locations	10	15
Example Customers	Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify	Microsoft, Airbus, Covariant, Comma.ai, Samsung, Pika

	Heroku
Website	heroku.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2007
Data Center Locations	10
Example Customers	Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify

	Lambda Labs
Website	lambdalabs.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2012
Data Center Locations	15
Example Customers	Microsoft, Airbus, Covariant, Comma.ai, Samsung, Pika