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Machines (Shared CPU) · $13.27/mo (2 GB RAM, 4 vCPU)
Fly.io's $13.27/mo shared-CPU plan is significantly more expensive than comparable VPS offerings with better specs. Multiple providers offer 2-4GB RAM with 2 vCPU at $4-7/mo, though you'll need to watch for renewal price hikes and bandwidth overages on most budget tiers.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100GB NVMe SSD at less than one-third Fly.io's price with unmetered bandwidth included.
Caveat: Intro pricing only; renewal jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo and requires 36-month contract for lowest rate; domain and privacy add-ons renew at full price after year one.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB NVMe with daily backups and unlimited traffic at one-third the cost.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license adds $0.039/vCore/hour; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026.
2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB NVMe with unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s for under one-third Fly.io's price.
Caveat: Intro rate is 3-month or 1-year promo; renewal pricing 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB free pool costs $0.036-0.018/GB.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB SSD with 20TB monthly transfer included at half Fly.io's price.
Caveat: VAT excluded from listed price; recent large price increases on CPX/CCX lines (2.4-2.75x); traffic overage billed per GB beyond 20TB EU allowance.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120GB NVMe closest to Fly.io's specs at 76% of the price.
Caveat: Intro pricing only; renewal 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB free pool costs $0.036-0.018/GB; additional IPv4 addresses $6/mo each.
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| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · DEV1-S | $6.55/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
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| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS XS | $9.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube S | $10.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Alibaba Cloud | Simple Application Server · economy-e-2c-2g | $11.08/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Sample: 2 vCPU / 2GB / 30GB | $12/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 30 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-2-4 | $12.32/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Windows) · Windows VPS S | $13.67/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe | Visit |
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