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

Heroku logo Linode

  • Many VPS configurations available (high memory, dedicated CPU, GPU)
  • Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes and Object Storage available
  • Good performance/price for most of its services
  • Multiple data center locations

Price comparison

How do Heroku's prices compare against Linode?

Example configuration Heroku Linode
VM Small $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Medium $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) $48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Large $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) $114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated)
Block Storage -- $16.00 / mo 160 GB
Object Storage -- $20.00 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer Included in plan $10.00 / mo
Managed PostgreSQL $50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage $65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage
Managed Redis®* $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM --
Free egress allowance 2 TB / mo per app 1-20 TB / mo per instance
1 TB of egress beyond allowance Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) $5.00 $0.005 / GB

Linode offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
GPU1 1x RTX 6000 24GB 8 32GB $1.50 Source
GPU2 2x RTX 6000 48GB 16 64GB $3.00 Source
GPU3 3x RTX 6000 72GB 20 96GB $4.50 Source
GPU4 4x RTX 6000 96GB 24 128GB $6.00 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 Linode offer:

Service Heroku Linode
Block Storage --
GPU-powered Servers --
Load Balancer --
Managed Containers --
Managed Kubernetes --
Managed MySQL --
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®* --
Object Storage --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

Company details

Heroku
Website heroku.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2007
Data Center Locations 10
Example Customers Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify
Linode
Website www.linode.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2003
Data Center Locations 24
Example Customers Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy

Alternatives to consider

Want to see how Heroku and Linode compare against other providers? Check out these other comparisons:

More comparisons

Our data for Heroku was last updated on Nov. 12, 2024, and for Linode on Nov. 12, 2024.