Heroku vs Netcup
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
Heroku (paas) and Netcup (vps) overlap on 15 stacks. The table below shows the cheapest fitting plan on each for a typical startup workload (~50,000 visits/month) — list prices, no promos.
Herokupaas
| Eco | $5/mo |
| Basic | $7/mo |
| Standard-2X | $50/mo |
Netcupvps
| VPS 500 G12 | $6.4/mo |
| VPS 1000 G12 | $11.2/mo |
| VPS 2000 G12 | $20.8/mo |
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | Heroku | Netcup | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | $5 (Eco) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Heroku |
| Nuxt | $5 (Eco) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Heroku |
| Astro | $5 (Eco) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Heroku |
| SvelteKit | $5 (Eco) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Heroku |
| Remix / React Router | $5 (Eco) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Heroku |
| Node.js API | $5 (Eco) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Heroku |
| Django | $50 (Standard-2X) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Netcup |
| FastAPI | $5 (Eco) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Heroku |
| Laravel | $50 (Standard-2X) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Netcup |
| Ruby on Rails | $50+ (Standard-2X) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Netcup |
| Spring Boot | $50+ (Standard-2X) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Netcup |
| WordPress | $50 (Standard-2X) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Netcup |
| Ghost | $50 (Standard-2X) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Netcup |
| Strapi | $50 (Standard-2X) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Netcup |
| Static site | $5 (Eco) | $6.4 (VPS 500 G12) | Heroku |