The Basics
Heroku
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Vultr
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|---|---|---|
| Website | heroku.com | www.vultr.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2007 | 2014 |
| Data Center Locations | 10 | 32 |
| Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
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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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Vultr
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|---|---|
| Website | www.vultr.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Data Center Locations | 32 |
| Example Customers | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
Cost Comparison
How do Heroku's prices compare against Vultr?
| Example configuration |
Heroku
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Vultr
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|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) | $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) | $40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Large | $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) | $160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) |
| Block Storage | -- | $10.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | -- | $6.00 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | Included in plan | $10.00 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage | $60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM | $15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM |
| Free egress allowance | 2 TB / mo per app | 2 TB / mo for most services |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Not publicly listed | $10.00 |
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 Vultr offer:
| Service |
Heroku
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Vultr
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|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| Container Registry | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
| 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 Vultr on Feb. 19, 2024.