Fly.io vs Cloudways (DO)

Pricing data as of 2026-08-28 · refreshed weekly

Fly.io (paas) and Cloudways (DO) (managed-cloud) overlap on 2 stacks. The table below shows the cheapest fitting plan on each for a typical startup workload (~50,000 visits/month) — list prices, no promos.

Fly.iopaas

shared-cpu-1x 512MB$3.32/mo
shared-cpu-1x 1GB$5.92/mo
shared-cpu-1x 2GB$11.11/mo
EdgeSSLDIY: cdn, image opt, previews, auto-deploy

Cloudways (DO)managed-cloud

Micro$11/mo
Small$24/mo
Medium$46/mo
SSLDIY: cdn, image opt, edge, previews, auto-deploy

Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)

StackFly.ioCloudways (DO)Cheaper
Laravel$7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB)$11 (Micro)Fly.io
WordPress$7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB)$11 (Micro)Fly.io

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