Heroku cost calculator
Heroku prices dynos by RAM, and the jump from Basic to Standard-1X triples the bill without adding any memory. Pick your setup below to see what you are paying now, and what the same workload costs here.
Your Heroku setup
Heroku prices verified 2026-08-13 against heroku.com/pricing. Heroku is a trademark of Salesforce, Inc. Hostwares is not affiliated with or endorsed by Heroku or Salesforce. Add-ons, data transfer and enterprise agreements are not modelled — your actual bill may be higher.
On Heroku
$30.00/mo
On Hostwares
$10.00/mo
Save $20.00/mo — 67%
$240 a year
How Heroku pricing actually works
Heroku bills three things separately: the dyno that runs your app, the database, and any add-ons. There is no free tier — it was retired in November 2022 — so the floor for an always-on app is a $5 Eco or $7 Basic dyno.
| Dyno | RAM | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ecosleeps after 30 min idle | 0.5 GB | $5 |
| Basicalways on | 0.5 GB | $7 |
| Standard-1Xadds metrics, autoscaling eligibility | 0.5 GB | $25 |
| Standard-2X | 1 GB | $50 |
| Performance-Mdedicated compute | 2.5 GB | $250 |
| Performance-L | 14 GB | $500 |
Postgres is extra: Essential-0 $5 (1 GB storage), Essential-1 $9 (10 GB), Essential-2 $20 (32 GB), Standard-0 $50 (4 GB RAM / 64 GB). Key-Value Store from $3. Verified 2026-08-13 against heroku.com/pricing.
When Heroku is worth the money
- • You depend on specific add-ons from their marketplace — there is no equivalent catalogue elsewhere.
- • You need Shield or Private Spaces for compliance. We do not offer an equivalent.
- • Your team is already inside Salesforce and procurement is solved.
- • Your app is small enough that an Eco dyno at $5 is genuinely hard to beat.