Render vs Fly.io
Pricing data as of 2026-08-28 · refreshed weekly
Render (paas) and Fly.io (paas) 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.
Renderpaas
| 512 MB / 0.5 CPU | $7/mo |
| 2 GB / 1 CPU | $25/mo |
CDNSSLPreviewsAuto-deployDIY: image opt, edge
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
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | Render | Fly.io | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Nuxt | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Astro | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| SvelteKit | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Remix / React Router | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Node.js API | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Django | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | Fly.io |
| FastAPI | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Laravel | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | Fly.io |
| Ruby on Rails | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $12.59 (shared-cpu-1x 2GB) | Fly.io |
| Spring Boot | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $12.59 (shared-cpu-1x 2GB) | Fly.io |
| WordPress | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | Fly.io |
| Ghost | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | Fly.io |
| Strapi | $35.35 (2 GB / 1 CPU) | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | Fly.io |
| Static site | $17.35 (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |