Heroku
vs
Nebius
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
- Nvidia GPUs from L40S up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- Preemptible GPU instances at a lower hourly rate
- Managed Kubernetes and Slurm clusters at no extra charge
- Free outbound traffic from virtual machines
- Per-token inference API for open-weight models
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Nebius | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | $35.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | 29% cheaper on Nebius |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | $71.42 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | 71% cheaper on Nebius |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | $142.85 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | 71% cheaper on Nebius |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $7.10 /mo 100 GB (Network SSD) | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $19.42 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | $104.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2vcpu-8gb) | 52% cheaper on Heroku |
| 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 | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage |
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
Nebius offers 8 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Nebius | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config
|
-- | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $9.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $8.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $5.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Nebius only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Nebius only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | Nebius only |
Nebius bills on-demand and spot. 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 | Nebius |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | 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 | Nebius |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 10 | 10 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | Revolut, Sword Health, Brave, Voxel51, Recraft |
| Website | heroku.com | nebius.com |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Nebius on Oct. 1, 2026.