Fly.io vs Cloudways (DO)
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · 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 |
Cloudways (DO)managed-cloud
| DO 1GB | $11/mo |
| DO 2GB | $24/mo |
| DO 4GB | $46/mo |
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | Fly.io | Cloudways (DO) | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laravel | $5.92 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | $11 (DO 1GB) | Fly.io |
| WordPress | $5.92 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | $11 (DO 1GB) | Fly.io |