Fly.io vs UpCloud

Fly.io is strongest for full-stack apps needing global low latency. UpCloud is strongest for performance-sensitive VPS workloads. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Fly.io	UpCloud
Starting price	$0.01/mo	$3.5/mo
Best for	Full-stack apps needing global low latency Docker-native deploys Small teams wanting per-second billing Postgres close to compute	Performance-sensitive VPS workloads European data residency Simple predictable billing
Stated uptime SLA	No blanket platform SLA published; Enterprise support plans include custom SLAs	99.999%
Storage	SSD	NVME
Regions	35	13
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	Yes
Support channels	Community forum, Docs, Ticket (paid support plans), Enterprise Slack (Enterprise plan)	Ticket, Docs, Community
Compliance	SOC 2	GDPR, ISO 27001
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	Simple Backups add-on billed as a percentage surcharge on server price (Day +10%, Week +20%, Month +40%, Year +60%) Data transfer beyond the Fair Transfer Policy allowance can incur overage charges despite marketing free egress Premium plans require MaxIOPS block storage which is priced/allocated differently than Starter plan Standard SSD
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18