Heroku
vs
Sevalla
Heroku pioneered the PaaS space with a mature ecosystem and extensive add-ons marketplace. Sevalla offers more global locations, autoscaling, and usage-based pricing without seat fees.
What's good about each
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
- Supports auto-deploy on git push, Docker image deployments, autoscaling, background workers, hibernation and more
- Fully managed platform: containers, databases, caches, and static sites
- Available in 25 locations and 260+ PoP (partnership with GCP and Cloudflare)
- No seat based pricing, only usage based
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Sevalla | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) | $18.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM (CPU optimized C1) | 2.8x more expensive on Heroku |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) | $160.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Standard S4) | 36% cheaper on Sevalla |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) | $320.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16GB RAM (Standard S5) | 36% cheaper on Sevalla |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $30.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage | $145.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Database 4) | 2.9x more expensive on Sevalla |
| Redis | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM | $34.00 /mo 2GB RAM (Database 2) | 5.9x more expensive on Heroku |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | Included with apps | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | 100 GB (static sites) | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) | $100.00 /TB $0.1 / GB |
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.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Heroku | Sevalla |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 25 |
| Example customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify | Smart11, Imaginary Space, Talentblocks, ClearEstate |
| Website | heroku.com | sevalla.com |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Sevalla on March 23, 2026.