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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.

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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

Sevalla logo Sevalla

  • 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

How do Heroku's prices compare against Sevalla?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Heroku Heroku
$50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X)
Sevalla Sevalla
$18.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM (CPU optimized C1)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Heroku Heroku
$250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M)
Sevalla Sevalla
$160.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Standard S4)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Heroku Heroku
$500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L)
Sevalla Sevalla
$320.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16GB RAM (Standard S5)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Heroku Heroku
--
Sevalla Sevalla
$30.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Heroku Heroku
--
Sevalla Sevalla
$20.00 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Heroku Heroku
Included in plan
Sevalla Sevalla
Included with apps

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Heroku Heroku
$50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage
Sevalla Sevalla
$145.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Database 4)

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Heroku Heroku
$200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM
Sevalla Sevalla
$34.00 / mo 2GB RAM (Database 2)

Free egress allowance

Heroku Heroku
2 TB / mo per app
Sevalla Sevalla
100 GB (static sites)

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Heroku Heroku
Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo)
Sevalla Sevalla
$100.00 $0.1 / GB

Heads 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.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Heroku and Sevalla offer:

Service Heroku Sevalla
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Managed Containers
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Serverless Cron Jobs
Static Sites

Company details

Website
Heroku Heroku
heroku.com
Sevalla Sevalla
sevalla.com
Headquarters
Heroku Heroku
United States of America
Sevalla Sevalla
United States of America
Founded
Heroku Heroku
2007
Sevalla Sevalla
2024
Data Center Locations
Heroku Heroku
10
Sevalla Sevalla
25
Example Customers
Heroku Heroku
Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify
Sevalla Sevalla
Smart11, Imaginary Space, Talentblocks, ClearEstate

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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Sevalla on March 23, 2026.

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