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Machines (Performance CPU) · $46.38/mo (4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU)
Fly.io's $46.38/mo performance machine is significantly more expensive than comparable VPS offerings from traditional providers. While Fly.io excels for containerized workloads and auto-scaling, fixed-tier VPS hosts like Hetzner, OVHcloud, and Hostinger deliver 2-4x more CPU/RAM for 7-15% of the price, though they require manual scaling and carry renewal-price traps.
Delivers 4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB NVMe, daily backups, and unlimited traffic for $4.54/mo, undercutting Fly.io by 90% on sticker price.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license surcharge applies if needed; APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026.
Offers 4GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50GB NVMe, 4TB transfer, and weekly backups at $6.49/mo intro rate with no hidden per-GB RAM fees.
Caveat: Intro price requires 12-48 month prepay; renewal jumps to $11.99/mo (85% increase); free domain only year one.
Provides 2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB NVMe, and unlimited traffic (up to 1 Gbit/s) for $4.33/mo, beating Fly.io on price and matching on vCPU count.
Caveat: Intro pricing is 3-month or 1-year promo; renewal is 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB free pool is tiered at $0.036/GB.
Cheapest option at $2.09/mo with 2GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50GB NVMe, and unmetered bandwidth, though specs are lighter than Fly.io.
Caveat: Intro price requires 36-month prepay; renewal jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo (4-7x increase); free domain and privacy only year one; aggressive upsells at checkout.
Before you switch
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube XS | $5.76/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Sample: 1 vCPU / 2GB / 20GB | $6/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-1-2 | $6.15/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 1 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX23 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · DEV1-S | $6.55/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Pulsar | $6.88/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 1 OCPU / 6GB | $8.76/mo | 6 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · d2-2 | $8.98/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB local disk | Visit |
| GoDaddy | VPS Hosting · 1 vCPU / 2 GB | $8.99/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · vCPU - per core | $9.36/mo | 1 vCPU | Visit |
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