Vultr vs Fly.io
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
Vultr (vps) 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.
Vultrvps
| Cloud Compute 1GB | $5/mo |
| Cloud Compute 2GB | $10/mo |
| High Performance 4GB | $24/mo |
Nothing bundledDIY: cdn, image opt, edge, ssl, previews, auto-deploy
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 | Vultr | Fly.io | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Nuxt | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Astro | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| SvelteKit | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Remix / React Router | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Node.js API | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Django | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | Vultr |
| FastAPI | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |
| Laravel | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | Vultr |
| Ruby on Rails | $10 (Cloud Compute 2GB) | $12.59 (shared-cpu-1x 2GB) | Vultr |
| Spring Boot | $10 (Cloud Compute 2GB) | $12.59 (shared-cpu-1x 2GB) | Vultr |
| WordPress | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | Vultr |
| Ghost | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | Vultr |
| Strapi | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $7.4 (shared-cpu-1x 1GB) | Vultr |
| Static site | $5 (Cloud Compute 1GB) | $4.8 (shared-cpu-1x 512MB) | Fly.io |