Heroku
vs
SwissGPU
What's good about each
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
- Per-minute billing, stops when server is powered off
- Dedicated bare-metal, no shared VMs
- Switzerland-hosted with low latency to EU
- No storage or bandwidth charges
- Stripe payments including TWINT
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | SwissGPU | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) | -- 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
SwissGPU offers 7 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | SwissGPU | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $1.84 /GPU/hr On-demand | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
-- | $0.61 /GPU/hr On-demand | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 3090
1 config
|
-- | $0.31 /GPU/hr On-demand | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
1 config
|
-- | $1.23 /GPU/hr On-demand | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 5080
1 config
|
-- | $0.31 /GPU/hr On-demand | SwissGPU only |
|
RTX 4080
1 config
|
-- | $0.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | SwissGPU only |
SwissGPU bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Heroku | SwissGPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Performance Monitoring |
Company details
| Fact | Heroku | SwissGPU |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | Switzerland |
| Locations | 10 | 1 |
| Example customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify | EduID, Liset Capital, SPH |
| Website | heroku.com | www.swissgpu.ch |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for SwissGPU on Aug. 31, 2026.