Heroku
vs
Vast.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
- Budget cards to Blackwell, including the RTX PRO 6000 and B200
- On-demand, interruptible and reserved rentals
- SOC 2 Type II certified, with vetted datacenter hosts in Secure Cloud
- Host reliability ratings and GPU performance benchmarks
- REST API, CLI, Python SDK and coding agent plugins
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Heroku | Vast.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
Vast.ai offers 61 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Heroku. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Heroku | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
47 configs
|
-- | $0.67 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $5.94 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
105 configs
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
H200
37 configs
|
-- | $0.45 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 5090
179 configs
|
-- | $0.27 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
A100
107 configs
|
-- | $0.23 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 4090
175 configs
|
-- | $0.19 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
L40S
14 configs
|
-- | $0.40 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 3090
99 configs
|
-- | $0.05 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
16 configs
|
-- | $0.27 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
Vast.ai bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36 or 48 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Heroku | Vast.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 | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, platform only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | Secure Cloud tier only |
| 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 | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 10 |
| Example customers | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | heroku.com | vast.ai |
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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 2, 2026.