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Heroku vs Thunder Compute

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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

Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute

  • Offers fast GPUs at low prices, including A100 and H100 instances
  • Simple, pay-as-you-go, transparent pricing model
  • Customizable instance specs (CPUs, RAM, disk)

Price comparison

How do Heroku's prices compare against Thunder Compute?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Heroku Heroku
$50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Heroku Heroku
$250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Heroku Heroku
$500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
--

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Heroku Heroku
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Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
$10.00 / mo 100 GB · $0.1 per GB/month

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
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
--

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
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
--

Free egress allowance

Heroku Heroku
2 TB / mo per app
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
--

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Heroku Heroku
Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
--

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Heroku Heroku
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Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
$0.35/hr

Billing Options

Heroku Heroku
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Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
On-Demand

Available Models

Thunder Compute offers 4 GPU models.

Heroku Heroku
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Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
H100(6) A100(6) RTX A6000(1) L40(6)

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.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Heroku and Thunder Compute offer:

Service Heroku Thunder Compute
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Performance Monitoring

Company details

Website
Heroku Heroku
heroku.com
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
thundercompute.com
Headquarters
Heroku Heroku
United States of America
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
United States of America
Founded
Heroku Heroku
2007
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
2024
Data Center Locations
Heroku Heroku
10
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
1
Example Customers
Heroku Heroku
Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health

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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on June 22, 2026.