Heroku Basic dyno
Heroku Basic dyno with 0.5 GB RAM (shared (not dedicated) compute). Up to USD 7 a month when it runs all month, billed by the second. Databases, add-ons and extra dynos are billed separately.
Basic dyno costs $7.00 a month, or $84 a year. That puts it 4th on price among the 6 plans with 0.5 GB of memory we track, which range from $3.50 to $25.00 a month. If price matters most, Vultr Cloud Compute · 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB gives you at least the same vCPU and memory, with similar storage, for $3.50 a month.
- Memory
- 0.5 GB
Market position
Number 4 of 6 on price with 0.5 GB
Available USD plans in the catalog with exactly this much memory, monthly price on a log scale. Hourly-billed plans use hourly price × 730.
Cost at a glance
What this plan costs you
- Per month
- $7.00
- Per year
- $84
- Per GB RAM
- $14.00/mo
Standard list price before tax, add-ons, backups or bandwidth overage.
Specifications
- CPU classification
- Shared (not dedicated)
- Deployment model
- Application platform (dyno)
- Memory
- 0.5 GB
Before you buy
Cheaper plans with the same resources
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Vultr Vultr Cloud Compute · 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 10 GB disk$3.50/mo −$3.50/mo
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Fly.io shared-cpu-1x 512 MB 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM$3.69/mo −$3.31/mo
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Kamatera Basic 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 20 GB disk$4.00/mo −$3.00/mo
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OVHcloud OVHcloud VPS-1 (US) 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB disk$4.54/mo −$2.46/mo
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Hostwinds Unmanaged Linux VPS 1 GB 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 30 GB disk$4.99/mo −$2.01/mo
Available USD plans from other providers with at least this plan's vCPU and memory. Check CPU type, regions and transfer before switching.
Within Heroku's range
How Heroku Basic dyno differs from its neighbours
Same size, different plan
- Standard-1X dyno has the same 0.5 GB of memory and the same published CPU, storage and transfer, for $18.00 more a month. The difference is not in the published specs, so compare management, support and regions on each plan page.
Changing size
- Standard-2X dyno is the next size up: 1 GB of memory for $50.00 a month, $43.00 more than this plan.
From the published specs and list prices in our catalog. App fit uses the starting server we suggest in each hosting guide.
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Price history
No change to the monthly list price of $7.00 since we started tracking it on .
We record this plan's catalog price every day (17 days so far). That is not a fresh check at the provider each day: see "Price checked on" above for when the price was last confirmed. VPS price index
Questions
Questions about Basic dyno
How much does Basic dyno cost?
$7.00 a month, or about $84.00 a year, before tax.
What is the cheapest 0.5 GB plan you track?
Vultr Cloud Compute · 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB, at $3.50 a month. It is the lowest price among the 6 USD plans with 0.5 GB of memory we track.
Is there a cheaper plan with the same resources?
Yes. Vultr Cloud Compute · 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB costs $3.50 a month and has at least the same vCPU and memory, with similar storage. Compare the CPU type and included traffic before you switch.
How is Basic dyno different from Standard-1X dyno?
Standard-1X dyno has the same 0.5 GB of memory and the same published CPU, storage and transfer, for $18.00 more a month. The difference is not in the published specs, so compare management, support and regions on each plan page.
What does the next size up cost?
Standard-2X dyno is the next size up: 1 GB of memory for $50.00 a month, $43.00 more than this plan.