Pick Fly.io if
app teams who will run a first always-on shared-cpu-1x 256 MB Machine at $2.19 / month (iad) plus a 1 GB volume at $0.15, then add a second volume in the same region because Fly does not replicate disks for you.
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Our take
Pick Fly.io if app teams who will run a first always-on shared-cpu-1x 256 MB Machine at $2.19 / month (iad) plus a 1 GB volume at $0.15, then add a second volume in the same region because Fly does not replicate disks for you. Pick Render if teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 / month + the free 512 MB web service while they deploy a first project, then buy Pro at $25 / month when they need unlimited seats and
Best for
Fly.io A Machine plus persistent disk you bill by the second
Render Web services and a Postgres you start at $0
Free plan
Fly.io $0 · standard $29 / month. Premium $199 / month. Enterprise from $2,500 / month. HIPAA package $99 / month
Render $0 · / month + compute. Deploy up to 25 services. 5 GB bandwidth. Single-service previews
Lowest paid
Fly.io Network $0.02
Render Pro $25
Next step up
Fly.io Snapshots $0.08
Render Scale $499
Runs where
Fly.io Hosted
Render Hosted
Watch out
Fly.io There is no $0 always-on Machine
Render Hobby $0 is the workspace tile, not unlimited RAM
Last checked
Fly.io 2026-10-23 · fly.io/pricing
Render 2026-10-23 · render.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Render if
teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 / month + the free 512 MB web service while they deploy a first project, then buy Pro at $25 / month when they need unlimited seats and full-stack previews.
Read the Render page