Heroku
vs
Together AI
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
- Per-minute billing with transparent pricing
- High-performance GPUs including H100, H200, and GB200
- Support for 200+ open-source AI models
- Both serverless and dedicated cluster options
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Together AI | 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
Together AI offers 6 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Together AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | Together AI only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $4.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | Together AI only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
-- | $4.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Together AI only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | Together AI only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Together AI only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Together AI only |
Together AI bills on-demand and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Heroku | Together AI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Together AI |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Together AI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 26 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | Pika Labs, Nexusflow, Arcee AI |
| Website | heroku.com | together.ai |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Together AI on Oct. 1, 2026.