What's good about...
Heroku
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
Scaleway
- Plenty managed services available, from queues to serverless to databases
- Wide range of server configurations: Bare-metal, ARM, GPUs, Apple silicon
- Uncomplicated, easy to use dashboard
- Based in Europe, may ease compliance requirements for some
Price comparison
How do Heroku's prices compare against Scaleway?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Heroku
Scaleway
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Heroku
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VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Scaleway
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Heroku
Scaleway
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Heroku
Scaleway
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Heroku
Scaleway
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Heroku
Scaleway
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Heroku
Scaleway
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Heroku
Scaleway
Free egress allowance
Heroku
Scaleway
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Scaleway
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
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On-Demand
Available Models
Scaleway offers 5 GPU models.
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H100Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Heroku and Scaleway offer:
Company details
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| Website | heroku.com | scaleway.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | France |
| Founded | 2007 | 1999 |
| Data Center Locations | 10 | 9 |
| Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Scaleway on Feb. 20, 2026.