> Third is, this is presuming you're paying $ for memory alone. While that might be relevant for individual apps which need that specifically, on the whole you're paying for the ecosystem, the standardization, the PaaS. You're trading money for your time back. The product you're buying is not simply GB.
Except when the only thing you need over the $7 hobby instance is more memory.
That isn't exactly true, for a few reasons.
First is, the top tier public sticker price is roughly $35/GB.
Second is, at higher scales, you'll sign a contract with them that discounts your rates further.
Third is, this is presuming you're paying $ for memory alone. While that might be relevant for individual apps which need that specifically, on the whole you're paying for the ecosystem, the standardization, the PaaS. You're trading money for your time back. The product you're buying is not simply GB.