Fly.io vs AWS Lightsail
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
Fly.io (paas) and AWS Lightsail (vps) overlap on 15 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
AWS Lightsailvps
| $5 bundle | $5/mo |
| $7 bundle | $7/mo |
| $12 bundle | $12/mo |
| $20 bundle | $20/mo |
Nothing bundledDIY: cdn, image opt, edge, ssl, previews, auto-deploy
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | Fly.io | AWS Lightsail | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Fly.io |
| Nuxt | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Fly.io |
| Astro | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Fly.io |
| SvelteKit | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Fly.io |
| Remix / React Router | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Fly.io |
| Node.js API | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Fly.io |
| Django | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | $7 ($7 bundle) | AWS Lightsail |
| FastAPI | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Fly.io |
| Laravel | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | $7 ($7 bundle) | AWS Lightsail |
| Ruby on Rails | $12.59 (shared-cpu-1x 2GB) | $12 ($12 bundle) | AWS Lightsail |
| Spring Boot | $12.59 (shared-cpu-1x 2GB) | $12 ($12 bundle) | AWS Lightsail |
| WordPress | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | $7 ($7 bundle) | AWS Lightsail |
| Ghost | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | $7 ($7 bundle) | AWS Lightsail |
| Strapi | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | $7 ($7 bundle) | AWS Lightsail |
| Static site | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | $5 ($5 bundle) | Fly.io |