Heroku
vs
OVH
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
- No egress or object storage request fees in most locations
- Bare metal, VPS and public cloud from one provider
- 40+ datacenters across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific
- European-based, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | $5.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1) | 89% cheaper on OVH |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | $10.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2) | 96% cheaper on OVH |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | $27.50 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4) | 95% cheaper on OVH |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (High Speed, 3,000 IOPS) | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $8.19 /mo 1 TB (Standard, 1-AZ) | |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | $63.36 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Discovery DB1-4) | 21% cheaper on Heroku |
| Redis | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | $55.01 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Discovery DB1-4, Valkey) | 72% cheaper on OVH |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | $6.84 /mo 200 Mbps (Load Balancer S) · Node only. A floating IP adds $2.30 / mo. | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app | Free and unlimited Billed in Singapore and Sydney |
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
OVH 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 | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs
|
-- | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
A100
3 configs
|
-- | $3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
-- | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
L4
3 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
V100
3 configs
|
-- | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
A10
3 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
RTX 5000
3 configs
|
-- | $0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
V100S
3 configs
|
-- | $0.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
OVH bills on-demand. 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 | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | US data centers only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1, Heroku Shield only | Level 1, Hosted Private Cloud 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 | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 10 | 19 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police |
| Website | heroku.com | www.ovhcloud.com |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for OVH on Oct. 1, 2026.