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 Shadeform

  • Launch instances anywhere with a single console and API
  • Leverage a multi-cloud set up, without the hassle
  • You can reserve instances in advance to ensure GPU availability
  • Free to use, zero mark-up fees

Price comparison

How do Heroku's prices compare against Shadeform?

Example configuration Heroku Shadeform
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) --

Shadeform does not charge any fees to use their marketplace. You pay the same price as using the cloud providers directly.

Here are some example configurations:

GPU VRAM Price range (per hour)
Nvidia A4000 16 GB $0.30-0.80
Nvidia A6000 48 GB $0.57-1.93
Nvidia V100 16 GB $0.69-3.06
Nvidia L40S 48 GB $0.99-1.15
Nvidia A100 40 GB $1.29-3.19
Nvidia H100 80 GB $2.48-5.99

You can view the full list here.

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 of the managed services that Heroku and Shadeform offer:

Service Heroku Shadeform
GPU-powered Servers --
Managed Containers
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redis®* --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

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
Shadeform
Website shadeform.ai
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2023
Data Center Locations --
Example Customers University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1

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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Nov. 12, 2024, and for Shadeform on Aug. 16, 2024.