Heroku
vs
Paperspace
What's good about each
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
- Competitive GPU prices
- Managed platform, from notebooks to container-based clusters
- Free ingress and egress
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | 7.7x more expensive on Heroku |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | 4.3x more expensive on Heroku |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | 4.3x more expensive on Heroku |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $7.00 /mo 100 GB SSD · Billed hourly, capped at $7.00 / mo | |
| 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 | Free and unlimited | |
| 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
Paperspace offers 12 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs
|
-- | $5.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
-- | $3.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
RTX A6000
2 configs
|
-- | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
V100
3 configs
|
-- | $2.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A5000
1 config
|
-- | $1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A4000
1 config
|
-- | $0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
RTX 5000
1 config
|
-- | $0.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
P6000
1 config
|
-- | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
P4000
1 config
|
-- | $0.51 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
M4000
1 config
|
-- | $0.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
Paperspace bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Heroku | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Performance Monitoring | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | Heroku | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 3 |
| Example customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
| Website | heroku.com | paperspace.com |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Paperspace on Sept. 11, 2026.