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Heroku vs Vultr

Monthly hosting costs for typical app profiles — computed with the same recommendation engine as StackPlan stack reports. Assumes balanced budget and ops preferences unless noted.

Pricing data:Heroku · updated Jul 2026Vultr · updated Jul 2026

Web app

MetricHerokuVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$55/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$55/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$55/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$64/mo$179.52/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score83/10064/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Vultr cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

SaaS product

MetricHerokuVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$55.40/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$55.40/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$60.60/mo$45.36/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$123.60/mo$239.12/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Heroku · Scheduler · Free add-on
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
Fit score64/10065/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Vultr cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

E-commerce store

MetricHerokuVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$63.73/mo$40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14.81/mo$25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$63.73/mo$40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$142.84/mo$59.30/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$942.85/mo$374.84/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Vultr · Object Storage · Standard
Fit score65/10065/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

API / backend service

MetricHerokuVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$55/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$55/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$55/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$64/mo$179.52/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score83/10064/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Vultr cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

Mobile app backend

MetricHerokuVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$63.73/mo$40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14.81/mo$25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$63.73/mo$40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$142.84/mo$59.30/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$942.85/mo$374.84/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Vultr · Object Storage · Standard
Fit score65/10065/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Realtime / collaborative

MetricHerokuVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$55/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$55/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$55/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$64/mo$179.52/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score83/10073/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Vultr cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

Jobs & pipelines

MetricHerokuVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$55.40/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$55.40/mo$35.40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$60.60/mo$45.36/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$123.60/mo$239.12/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Heroku · Scheduler · Free add-on
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
Fit score64/10075/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Vultr cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

AI app

MetricHerokuVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$63.73/mo$40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14.81/mo$25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$63.73/mo$40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$142.84/mo$59.30/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$942.85/mo$374.84/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Vultr · Object Storage · Standard
Fit score55/10065/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Internal tool

MetricHerokuVultr
Cost at 1k DAU$55/mo$35/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14/mo$20/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$55/mo$35/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$55/mo$39.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$64/mo$179.52/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Vultr · Cloud Compute · Regular 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score83/10064/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Vultr cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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