Heroku
vs
Spheron
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
- Aggregates GPU supply from five data center partners
- Blackwell B200 and B300 nodes offered on spot
- Partner facilities certified to ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA
- Regions in the US, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Spheron | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app | -- Not listed |
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
Spheron offers 11 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Spheron | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
11 configs
|
-- | $2.20 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $5.85 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
B200
2 configs
|
-- | $5.37 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
-- | $1.29 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
H200
2 configs
|
-- | $3.36 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
-- | $1.19 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | Spheron only |
|
L40S
21 configs
|
-- | $1.07 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
RTX A6000
3 configs
|
-- | $0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | Spheron only |
|
L40
6 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
Spheron bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Heroku | Spheron |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Performance Monitoring |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Heroku | Spheron |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | 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 | Spheron |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | Singapore |
| Locations | 10 | -- |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | Prem AI, Wafer, Compute Desk, Baseten, Stanford University, UC Berkeley |
| Website | heroku.com | www.spheron.ai |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Spheron on Sept. 23, 2026.