Heroku
vs
Paperspace
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
- 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 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | 87% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | 77% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | 77% cheaper on Paperspace |
| 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 (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 | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app | -- 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 |
|
A4000
1 config
|
-- | $0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A5000
1 config
|
-- | $1.38 /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 |
|
M4000
1 config
|
-- | $0.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
P5000
1 config
|
-- | $0.78 /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.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Heroku | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Data centers only |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | Level 1, Heroku Shield only | Level 1, data centers 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 | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 3 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
| Website | heroku.com | paperspace.com |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Paperspace on Oct. 1, 2026.