Heroku
vs
Leafcloud
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
- Netherlands data residency, GDPR, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II certified
- OpenStack-based, reduced vendor lock-in
- Free ingress and a monthly egress allowance
- Server heat reused to warm homes and care facilities
- NVIDIA A30, A100, H100, and RTX 6000 Blackwell GPUs, VM included
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | $8.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | 83% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | $69.66 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | 72% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | $139.33 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | 72% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $11.36 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $6.81 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | $16.37 /mo Load Balancer | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app | -- Fair use, no published rate |
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
Leafcloud offers 3 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs
|
-- | $3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
-- | $1.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
|
A30
4 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
Leafcloud 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 | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| 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 | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 10 | 1 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team |
| Website | heroku.com | leaf.cloud |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Leafcloud on Sept. 30, 2026.