Heroku
vs
Lium
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
- Competitive pricing, billed per minute with no hourly minimum
- Rent a single GPU or a full 8-GPU node
- Wide range of GPU models, including H100, H200 and RTX PRO 6000
- CLI, Python SDK and an agent skill for coding agents
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Lium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | -- Not listed | |
| 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 | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app | -- Not listed |
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
Lium offers 13 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Lium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
B300
2 configs
|
-- | $9.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
-- | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
RTX 5090
9 configs
|
-- | $0.58 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
A100
1 config
|
-- | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
RTX 4090
5 configs
|
-- | $0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $0.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
RTX 3090
5 configs
|
-- | $0.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
Lium bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Heroku | Lium |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Performance Monitoring |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Heroku | Lium |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | 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 | Lium |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Locations | 10 | 23 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | -- |
| Website | heroku.com | lium.io |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Lium on Sept. 28, 2026.