Heroku Postgres managed database pricing.
Prices checked
Heroku Postgres publishes 18 managed database prices across 1 engine, Postgres from $5 a month, checked .
Every price Heroku Postgres publishes
PostgreSQL, 18 prices
- 1
Essential-0
1 GB disk · 1 node
$5/mo - 2
Essential-1
10 GB disk · 1 node
$9/mo - 3
Essential-2
32 GB disk · 1 node
$20/mo - 4
64 GB disk · 1 node
$50/mo - 5
2 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 1 node
$150/mo - 6
256 GB disk · 1 node
$200/mo - 8
2 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 1 node
$300/mo - 10
512 GB disk · 1 node
$400/mo - 11
2 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 1 node
$500/mo - 12
768 GB disk · 1 node
$750/mo - 14
4 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 1 node
$900/mo - 16
1 TB disk · 1 node
$1,400/mo - 17
8 vCPU · 100 GB disk · 1 node
$1,600/mo - 18
Standard-6, 122 GB
1.5 TB disk · 1 node
$2,000/mo
Where to start
Cheapest Postgres
Essential-0
1 GB disk
Heroku Postgres
The least you pay a month for a Postgres here.
Cheapest with a standby
Premium-0
4 GB · 2 nodes · 64 GB disk
Heroku Postgres
The least you pay for a Postgres that survives a failed node.
Most RAM for the money
Standard-0
4 GB · 64 GB disk
Heroku Postgres
Where a GB of RAM costs you least, from 4 GB up.
Engines
1
PostgreSQL
RAM per node
4 GB to 122 GB
the smallest and the largest it sells
Nodes
1, 2
Postgres, MySQL and Redis, with standbys
Smallest billing unit
Month
billed per month
Where Heroku Postgres ranks
What Heroku Postgres bills on top
Heroku Postgres publishes no metered rates beside its prices, which is not the same as charging nothing. Check its own page before you commit.
Frequently asked
- Which databases does Heroku Postgres sell?
- PostgreSQL (18 prices). Each comes on a single node or with standbys that take over if it fails.
- What is the cheapest Heroku Postgres?
- Essential-0 at $5 a month, with no RAM stated on a single node, checked 21 Oct 2026. With a standby it starts at $200 a month.
- What does Heroku Postgres bill on top of the monthly price?
- Heroku Postgres publishes no metered rates beside its prices, which is not the same as charging nothing for them. Its own page is the place to check before you commit.
- How current are these Heroku Postgres prices?
- We read them from Heroku Postgres's own price list every day; the reading on this page is from 21 Oct 2026, from the Essential, Classic and Advanced Postgres tables on heroku.com/pricing. Tax is extra.
Engines
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