Fly.io vs HostGator

Fly.io is strongest for full-stack apps needing global low latency. HostGator is strongest for beginners. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Fly.io	HostGator
Starting price	$0.01/mo	$3.75/mo
Best for	Full-stack apps needing global low latency Docker-native deploys Small teams wanting per-second billing Postgres close to compute	Beginners Small business sites Budget-conscious buyers on long-term contracts
Stated uptime SLA	No blanket platform SLA published; Enterprise support plans include custom SLAs	99.9%
Storage	SSD	SSD
Regions	35	1
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	No
Support channels	Community forum, Docs, Ticket (paid support plans), Enterprise Slack (Enterprise plan)	24/7 Live chat, Phone, Ticket, Knowledge base
Compliance	SOC 2	PCI DSS (via SSL/hosting infra)
Hidden costs to watch for	Machine prices vary by region -- the reference/base rates in this dataset are for the Amsterdam (ams) region; several regions carry a price premium Extra RAM beyond a preset's base allocation is billed separately (~$5 per 30 days per additional GB, prorated per-second) Stopped Machines still incur a rootfs storage charge of $0.15/GB per month Volume snapshots are billed at $0.08/GB per month above the first 10GB free per month Dedicated (non-shared) egress IPs are billed hourly (~$0.005/hr, ~$3.60/mo) in addition to the free shared IPv4 Cross-region private networking traffic is billed per GB and varies sharply by region group (Africa/India up to $0.12/GB egress) Wildcard/extra SSL certificates beyond the first 10 free per org are billed monthly	Renewal prices are 2-3x the advertised introductory rate on every product line (e.g. Shared Hatchling $3.75/mo intro vs $10.99/mo renewal) Longest (36-month) term required to get the lowest advertised intro price; shorter terms cost meaningfully more per month Domain name is free only for year one; standard registrar pricing applies afterward Site/Domain Backup, SSL certificate upgrades, and dedicated IP are upsells on lower shared tiers VPS/Dedicated bandwidth is "unmetered" but subject to a fair-use policy capping sustained resource usage at 25% of system capacity for 90+ seconds
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18