Heroku
vs
Scaleway
Both run managed containers, Postgres and Redis. Heroku adds an add-on marketplace on four continents, while Scaleway charges less across the board and adds VPS, Kubernetes, object storage and GPUs inside the EU.
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
- All data centers in the EU
- Outbound traffic included on Instances
- GPUs from L4 up to B300, plus hosted AI models
- Managed Kubernetes, databases, serverless and Kafka
- Bare metal and Apple silicon servers
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | $11.61 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | 77% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | $44.81 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | 82% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | $190.43 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | 62% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.57 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $19.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | $40.67 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | 19% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Redis | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | $39.05 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | 80% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | $18.71 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $40.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app | Free and unlimited Bandwidth caps based on instance size |
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
Scaleway offers 5 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
5 configs
|
-- | $3.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $8.47 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.66 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
-- | $1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
Scaleway 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 | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1, Heroku Shield 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 | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 10 | 10 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
| Website | heroku.com | scaleway.com |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Scaleway on Oct. 2, 2026.