What's good about...
Cloudflare
- Consolidates many edge services under one platform: DNS, Load Balancing, caching, image optimization, serverless functions
- Massive edge network that can handle large DDoS attacks
- Very generous free tier, affordable paid plans
Fly.io
- Excellent tooling and developer experience
- Fast deployments, scale to zero, little config needed
- Wide range of instance configurations at competitive prices
Price comparison
How do Cloudflare's prices compare against Fly.io?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Cloudflare
Fly.io
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Cloudflare
Fly.io
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Cloudflare
Fly.io
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Cloudflare
Fly.io
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Cloudflare
Fly.io
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Cloudflare
Fly.io
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Cloudflare
Fly.io
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Cloudflare
Fly.io
Free egress allowance
Cloudflare
Fly.io
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Cloudflare
Fly.io
A100Heads up: We do our best to keep these prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Cloudflare and Fly.io offer:
Company details
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Cloudflare
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Fly.io
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|---|---|---|
| Website | cloudflare.com | fly.io |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America |
| Founded | 2009 | 2017 |
| Data Center Locations | 285 | 35 |
| Example Customers | Polestar, Carrefour, DHL, Hemnet, Shopify | Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch |
Website
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for Cloudflare was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Fly.io on Feb. 12, 2026.