Fly.io vs InMotion Hosting

Fly.io is strongest for full-stack apps needing global low latency. InMotion Hosting is strongest for small business websites. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Fly.io	InMotion Hosting
Starting price	$0.01/mo	$2.99/mo
Best for	Full-stack apps needing global low latency Docker-native deploys Small teams wanting per-second billing Postgres close to compute	Small business websites Agencies managing multiple cPanel sites WordPress site owners Businesses needing dedicated/bare-metal servers
Stated uptime SLA	No blanket platform SLA published; Enterprise support plans include custom SLAs	99.9%
Storage	SSD	NVME
Regions	35	2
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	No
Support channels	Community forum, Docs, Ticket (paid support plans), Enterprise Slack (Enterprise plan)	Phone, Live chat, Ticket, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2	PCI DSS (via SSL/security add-ons)
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 2-4x higher than introductory promo prices (e.g. Core plan ~$2.99/mo intro renews around $11.99/mo) Lowest intro prices require paying for 24-36 month terms upfront Free domain credit only applies for first year; domain renews at standard registrar rate Dedicated IP address, backup storage beyond the included allowance, and additional cPanel licenses on reseller plans cost extra
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18