What's good about...

Heroku logo Heroku

  • Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
  • Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
  • Extensive add-on marketplace

Heroku logo Replicate

  • Run AI/ML models without having to manage the infrastructure
  • Excellent web UI to explore and try out models without code
  • Train and deploy custom models using Cog

Price comparison

How do Heroku's prices compare against Replicate?

Example configuration Heroku Replicate
VM Small $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) --
VM Medium $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) --
VM Large $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) --
Load Balancer Included in plan --
Managed PostgreSQL $50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage --
Managed Redis®* $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM --
Free egress allowance 2 TB / mo per app --
1 TB of egress beyond allowance Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) --

Replicate uses a metered billing model. You only pay as long as your code is running, billed by the second based on the hardware selected.

Replicate offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
Nvidia T4 1x T4 16GB 4 16GB $0.81 Source
Nvidia A40 (Small) 1x A40 48GB 4 16GB $2.07 Source
Nvidia A40 (Large) 1x A40 48GB 10 72GB $2.61 Source
Nvidia A100 (40GB) 1x A100 40GB 10 72GB $4.14 Source
Nvidia A100 (80GB) 1x A100 80GB 10 144GB $5.04 Source
2x Nvidia A40 (Large) 2x A40 96GB 20 144GB $5.22 Source
2x Nvidia A100 (40GB) 2x A100 80GB 20 144GB $8.28 Source
2x Nvidia A100 (80GB) 2x A100 160GB 20 288GB $10.08 Source
4x Nvidia A40 (Large) 4x A40 192GB 40 288GB $10.44 Source
4x Nvidia A100 (40GB) 4x A100 160GB 40 288GB $16.56 Source
4x Nvidia A100 (80GB) 4x A100 320GB 40 576GB $20.16 Source
8x Nvidia A40 (Large) 8x A40 384GB 48 680GB $20.88 Source
8x Nvidia A100 (80GB) 8x A100 640GB 80 960GB $40.32 Source

Note: Our 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 managed services that Heroku and Replicate offer:

Service Heroku Replicate
GPU-powered Servers --
Managed Containers --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redis®* --

Company details

Heroku
Website heroku.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2007
Data Center Locations 10
Example Customers Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify
Replicate
Website replicate.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2019
Data Center Locations --
Example Customers BuzzFeed, PhotoAI, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro

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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Nov. 12, 2024, and for Replicate on Sept. 25, 2024.