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Machines (Shared CPU) · $23.66/mo (4 GB RAM, 4 vCPU)
Fly.io's $23.66/mo shared-CPU plan is significantly more expensive than traditional VPS alternatives with comparable or superior specs. Multiple providers offer 4GB RAM + 2-4 vCPU plans for $4-6/mo, though you'll need to account for renewal price increases and contract lock-ins common in the VPS market.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100GB NVMe SSD at 82% less than Fly.io; includes unmetered bandwidth and $50 Amazon gift card promo.
Caveat: Renewal price jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo after intro term; requires 36-month contract for lowest price; free domain only year one.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB NVMe, unlimited traffic, daily backups, 99.99% SLA for $4.54/mo.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license adds $0.039/vCore/hour; APAC outbound egress loses free status after mid-2026.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100GB SSD, unlimited traffic at $5.94/mo; double the RAM and storage of Fly.io for one-quarter the price.
Caveat: Price is for 24-month prepaid term; 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month; fair usage policy on unlimited traffic.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB SSD, 20TB transfer included, 99.9% SLA for $6.49/mo; stable pricing with no major recent increases on CX line.
Caveat: VAT excluded from listed price; traffic overage billed per GB beyond 20TB pool; USA/Singapore regions have much smaller transfer pools.
2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB NVMe, unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s for $4.33/mo; cheapest entry point with reasonable specs.
Caveat: Intro pricing is 3-month or 1-year promo on 1-year contract; renewal pricing 2-6x higher; outbound data transfer beyond 2TB free pool tiered at $0.036-$0.018/GB.
Before you switch
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Core VPS · Cloud VPS 4 | $5.94/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100 GB 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 |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 2 | $8.79/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS XS | $9.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 2GB (Linux, IPv6) | $10/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 60 GB 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 |
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