Heroku
vs
Novita
What's good about each
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Novita | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) | -- 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
Novita offers 6 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Novita | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
20 configs
|
-- | $1.70 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Novita only |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Novita only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
-- | $0.80 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Novita only |
|
RTX 4090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.17 /GPU/hr Spot | Novita only |
|
L40S
8 configs
|
-- | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | Novita only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
20 configs
|
-- | $0.39 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Novita only |
Novita bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 6 or 12 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Heroku | Novita |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Performance Monitoring | ||
| Python Notebooks |
Company details
| Fact | Heroku | Novita |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2023 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 16 |
| Example customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify | beBee, Fish Audio, Gizmo, Wiz.ai |
| Website | heroku.com | novita.ai |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Novita on Sept. 12, 2026.