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 Vercel if frontend / Next.js teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (personal, non-commercial, usage caps) while they open a first Resources tab, then buy Pro at $20 / month (1 deploying seat
Best for
Fly.io A Machine plus persistent disk you bill by the second
Vercel Functions and static files you inspect at $0
Free plan
Fly.io $0 · standard $29 / month. Premium $199 / month. Enterprise from $2,500 / month. HIPAA package $99 / month
Vercel $0 · / month. Personal, non-commercial. Usage caps; cannot buy extra usage. 200 projects. 100 deployments / day. 50 domains / project. 1 hour runtime logs on the Hobby comparison we fetched
Lowest paid
Fly.io Network $0.02
Vercel Pro $20
Next step up
Fly.io Snapshots $0.08
Vercel Add-ons we fetched $300
Runs where
Fly.io Hosted
Vercel Hosted
Watch out
Fly.io There is no $0 always-on Machine
Vercel Hobby is personal / non-commercial
Last checked
Fly.io 2026-10-23 · fly.io/pricing
Vercel 2026-10-23 · vercel.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Vercel if
frontend / Next.js teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (personal, non-commercial, usage caps) while they open a first Resources tab, then buy Pro at $20 / month (1 deploying seat + $20 usage credit) when they need commercial use, team roles, or on-demand usage.
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