The Basics
Heroku | Render | |
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Website | heroku.com | render.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2007 | 2018 |
Data Center Locations | 10 | 4 |
Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt |
Heroku | |
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Website | heroku.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2007 |
Data Center Locations | 10 |
Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
Render | |
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Website | render.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2018 |
Data Center Locations | 4 |
Example Customers | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt |
Cost Comparison
How do Heroku's prices compare against Render?
Example configuration | Heroku | Render |
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VM Small | $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) | $25.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service) |
VM Medium | $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) | $175.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service) |
VM Large | $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) | $450.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service) |
Block Storage | -- | $25.00 / mo 100 GB |
Load Balancer | Included in plan | Included in plan |
Managed PostgreSQL | $50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage | $95.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage |
Managed Redis®* | $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM | $32.00 / mo 1 GB RAM |
Free egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Not publicly listed | $300.00 |
Note: These pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some of the managed services that Heroku and Render offer:
Service | Heroku | Render |
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Block Storage | -- | |
Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
Managed Containers | ||
Managed MySQL | -- | |
Managed PostgreSQL | ||
Managed Redis®* | ||
Serverless Cron Jobs | -- | |
Static Sites | -- |
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More comparisonsOur data for Heroku was last updated on March 28, 2024, and for Render on Feb. 29, 2024.