Heroku
vs
Oblivus
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
- Unmetered bandwidth, up to 100 Gb/s per node
- Reservation terms of 1-36 months
- ISO 27001, SOC 1/2 Type 2 and HIPAA compliant datacenters
- 3x replicated NVMe network storage
- Datacenters in Canada, Norway and the United States
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Oblivus | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | $83.52 /mo 4 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (INTEL_XEON_x4) | 67% cheaper on Oblivus |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | $167.04 /mo 8 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (INTEL_XEON_x8) | 67% cheaper on Oblivus |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $11.09 /mo 100 GB | |
| 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 | Free and unlimited |
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
Oblivus offers 9 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Oblivus | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
42 configs
|
-- | $2.56 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $8.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Oblivus only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs
|
-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | Oblivus only |
|
H200
5 configs
|
-- | $4.47 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
|
RTX 5090
4 configs
|
-- | $0.90 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Oblivus only |
|
A100
39 configs
|
-- | $0.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
|
RTX 4090
28 configs
|
-- | $0.44 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
|
RTX A6000
32 configs
|
-- | $0.38 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
|
L40
28 configs
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
Oblivus bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24 or 36 months). 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 | Oblivus |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Data centers only |
| HIPAA | Yes | Data centers only |
| 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 | Oblivus |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 3 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | Stanford University, UCLA, UC San Diego, University of Notre Dame, Louisiana State University, University of Sydney, Bittensor, Akash, Prime Intellect, Shadeform, Strong Compute, RunComfy, VNG |
| Website | heroku.com | oblivus.com |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Oblivus on Oct. 2, 2026.