Is Fly.io's Starter the best deal?

Identical 2GB RAM and 1 vCPU at 85% lower cost, includes 10GB SSD storage, suitable for dev/staging workloads.

Caveat: No HA, no connection pooling, development-only tier not recommended for production; egress billed after 75GB free.

2GB RAM at 83% discount, includes 99.99% SLA and Azure ecosystem integration.

Caveat: Only 1 vCPU (vs Fly's 2), burstable CPU model means variable performance, storage and backup billed separately at ~$0.115/GB/mo; no HA replica included.

79% cheaper, includes 10GB disk, 99.99% SLA, and straightforward bandwidth pricing ($0.01/GB overage).

Caveat: Only 1GB RAM and 1 vCPU (half Fly's specs), Valkey is Redis-compatible not Postgres, no HA; not a direct Postgres replacement.

74% cheaper, includes 1GB RAM and 99.95% SLA, storage billed separately at transparent $0.25/GB/mo.

Caveat: Only 0.5 vCPU (shared/fractional, vs Fly's 2), no HA, storage overage at ~$0.30/GB/mo; billed per-second so partial-month charges apply.

Matches Fly's 2GB RAM and adds 25GB disk, 99.999% SLA, and daily backups; 58% cheaper than Fly.

Caveat: Single-node only (no HA), 1 vCPU vs Fly's 2, backups add 10-60% surcharge depending on retention policy; data transfer overages possible despite 'free egress' marketing.