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Heroku vs Vast.ai

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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

Vast.ai logo Vast.ai

  • Large pool of over 20,000 GPUs
  • Over 68 GPU types across 40+ data centers
  • Enterprise-grade security with SOC2 certification
  • Pre-built templates including PyTorch, CUDA, and TensorFlow

Price comparison

How do Heroku's prices compare against Vast.ai?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Heroku Heroku
$50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X)
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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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)
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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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)
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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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
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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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
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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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
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Free egress allowance

Heroku Heroku
2 TB / mo per app
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Heroku Heroku
Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo)
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Vast.ai logo Vast.ai Pricing Details

Vast.ai operates as a global marketplace where pricing is billed per second and broken into three components:

  1. Active rental cost for the GPU, charged only when an instance is running.

  2. Storage cost for allocated disk space, which applies as long as the instance exists (even when stopped).

  3. Bandwidth costs for data transfer.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Heroku Heroku
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Vast.ai Vast.ai
$0.02/hr

Billing Options

Heroku Heroku
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Vast.ai Vast.ai
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)

Available Models

Vast.ai offers 55 GPU models.

Heroku Heroku
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Vast.ai Vast.ai
H100(67) A100(107) H200(59) RTX Pro 6000(139) B200(21) V100(35) RTX A6000(8) RTX 4090(282) L4(16) B300(8)
View all 55 GPUs

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 Vast.ai offer:

Service Heroku Vast.ai
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Performance Monitoring

Company details

Website
Heroku Heroku
heroku.com
Vast.ai Vast.ai
vast.ai
Headquarters
Heroku Heroku
United States of America
Vast.ai Vast.ai
United States of America
Founded
Heroku Heroku
2007
Vast.ai Vast.ai
2018
Data Center Locations
Heroku Heroku
10
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Example Customers
Heroku Heroku
Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify
Vast.ai Vast.ai
IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch

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Our data for Heroku was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Vast.ai on June 23, 2026.