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Fly.io

Runs your app on small virtual machines, billed by the second while they run.

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What it is

Fly.io runs your app on Machines: small virtual machines billed by the second while they run. The smallest shared-CPU machine costs $2.19 if it runs all month, and you can add memory at $6 per GB a month.

Good for

  • The lowest price for a small always-on service
  • Early-stage companies, which can apply for up to $15,000 in credit

Watch out for

  • No free allowance is listed
  • A dedicated IPv4 address ($2 a month), volumes and support plans cost extra
  • Volumes are billed on the size you set up, not what you use
  • Listed prices are for Ashburn (US East); London costs about 1.135 times as much

In comparisons

Render vs Railway vs Fly.io for hosting a small backend

Pay as you go: shared-cpu-1x with 256 MB from $2.19/mo; extra memory $6 per GB a month

  • The cheapest always-on machine of the three, billed by the second while it runs.

No free allowance is listed. A dedicated IPv4 address ($2 a month), volumes and support plans cost extra.

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