Cirrascale
vs
Fly.io
What's good about each
- Multiple GPU types (NVIDIA, AMD, Cerebras, Qualcomm, SambaNova)
- Reservation pricing with 1 to 12-month terms
- High-speed networking (up to 3200Gb per server)
- Offers object storage and managed inference
- Excellent tooling and developer experience
- Fast deployments, scale to zero, little config needed
- Per-second billing, with a 40% discount for reserved compute blocks
- Anycast networking and global load balancing included at no extra cost
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cirrascale | Fly.io | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $5.70 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (shared-cpu-1x) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $42.79 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (shared-cpu-4x) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $248.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (performance-8x) | |
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB (NVMe storage) | $15.00 /mo 100 GB | 25% cheaper on Fly.io |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB, zero bandwidth fees | $20.50 /mo 1 TB (Tigris) | 49% cheaper on Fly.io |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $86.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Starter) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $20.00 /mo 1 GB data (Upstash Fixed 1GB) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included with apps | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (North America and Europe) |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Cirrascale offers 10 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Fly.io. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cirrascale | Fly.io | Difference |
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$3.47 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
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$4.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
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$3.68 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
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$2.33 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
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$3.12 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
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$0.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
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-- On request | -- | Cirrascale only |
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$0.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
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$1.30 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
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$0.28 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
Cirrascale bills reserved (1, 3, 6 or 12 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Cirrascale | Fly.io |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 12 | 18 |
| Example customers | -- | Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase |
| Website | www.cirrascale.com | fly.io |
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Our data for Cirrascale was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Fly.io on Aug. 24, 2026.