Fly.io

Name: Fly.io
Rating: 4.8 (1 reviews)

Apps 4.8/10

Pay-as-you-go Fly Machine VMs: shared-cpu-1x 256MB from ~$2.02/mo; +~$5 per 30 days per extra GB RAM; scale-to-zero when idle

Fly.io scores 4.8/10 for free value in Apps. The main constraint: Paid — ~$2.02/mo + usage. Pay-as-you-go Fly Machine VMs: shared-cpu-1x 256MB from ~$2.02/mo; +~$5 per 30 days per extra GB RAM; scale-to-zero when idle.

Category Apps Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.8 / 10

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Overall 4.8/10

value = 4.8/100

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Runtime value 1/10

value = 0.01 ×

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Always-on fit 9/10

value = 9/100

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Deploy friction 8/10

value = 8/100

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Key metrics

~$2.02/mo

256MB

+$5/GB

What you get

Paid — ~$2.02/mo + usage. Pay-as-you-go Fly Machine VMs: shared-cpu-1x 256MB from ~$2.02/mo; +~$5 per 30 days per extra GB RAM; scale-to-zero when idle

~1 micro-VM per ~$2/mo if always-on, near-$0 if idle

Sources

"Fly.io itself starts at $2.02/mo for a 256 MB shared-cpu-1x machine in Amsterdam"
https://expresstech.io/7-fly-io-alternatives-in-2026-real-pricing-after-the-free-tier-died/
"The price of a running Fly Machine VM is the price of a named CPU/RAM preset, plus about $5 per 30 days per GB of additional RAM."
https://fly.io/docs/about/pricing/

paid value app-platforms

Open service ← All Apps