Head-to-head, indicative as of Oct 2026. Prices change — always confirm on the vendor page.
Quick read: pick OVHcloud if your workload is bandwidth-heavy workloads and real bare metal and its pricing model fits your traffic shape; pick Heroku if you need no-devops deploys for small teams and shopify-style workflows. For anything latency-sensitive at the edge, cold start row is the tiebreaker.
| OVHcloud | Heroku | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | VPS + bare metal | PaaS (classic) |
| Free tier | None | Eco dynos ~$5/mo shared pool |
| Paid pricing (indicative) | VPS from ~$3.50/mo; excellent bare-metal prices | Basic dyno ~$7/mo each |
| Egress | Unmetered on many dedicated plans | Included allowances |
| Cold start | N/A | Dyno boot ~seconds |
| Regions | Europe-heavy + US/Canada | US + EU |
| Best for | Bandwidth-heavy workloads and real bare metal | No-DevOps deploys for small teams and Shopify-style workflows |
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