Heroku
vs
Thalassa Cloud
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
- European cloud with data residency in the Netherlands
- Full Terraform support and API-first platform
- Billed by the minute, with monthly invoicing in Euro
- Direct engineer support in Dutch and English
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Thalassa Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | $9.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM | 82% cheaper on Thalassa Cloud |
| Medium VM | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | $122.83 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 51% cheaper on Thalassa Cloud |
| Large VM | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | $249.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | 50% cheaper on Thalassa Cloud |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $20.01 /mo 100 GB NVMe | |
| PostgreSQL | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | $24.81 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (db-pgp.medium) | 50% cheaper on Thalassa Cloud |
| Redis | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | $16.75 /mo HA Network Load Balancer | |
| 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.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Heroku | Thalassa Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Thalassa Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 10 | 1 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | ContainerInfra, RepliKate, Balean, BrainHive, BaseTide |
| Website | heroku.com | thalassa.cloud |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Thalassa Cloud on Sept. 18, 2026.