The Basics
Heroku
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UpCloud
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|---|---|---|
| Website | heroku.com | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2007 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 10 | 13 |
| Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify | Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
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Heroku
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|
|---|---|
| Website | heroku.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 10 |
| Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
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UpCloud
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|
|---|---|
| Website | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 13 |
| Example Customers | Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
Cost Comparison
How do Heroku's prices compare against UpCloud?
| Example configuration |
Heroku
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UpCloud
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|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) | $7.61 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Medium | $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) | $56.50 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) | $173.86 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | -- | $23.91 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | -- | $21.73 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | Included in plan | $10.87 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage | $65.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM | $54.33 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM |
| Free egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | 500 GB - 24 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Not publicly listed | $10.87 |
Note: These pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some of the managed services that Heroku and UpCloud offer:
| Service |
Heroku
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UpCloud
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|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Containers | -- | |
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on March 28, 2024, and for UpCloud on Feb. 7, 2024.