What's good about...

Firebase logo Firebase

  • Generous free tier for small to medium projects
  • Real-time database with synchronization
  • Complete user auth system with social login
  • Seamless integration with other Google Cloud services
  • Solid mobile SDK for iOS and Android

Fly.io logo 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 Firebase's prices compare against Fly.io?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Firebase Firebase
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Fly.io Fly.io
$10.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-1x)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Firebase Firebase
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Fly.io Fly.io
$42.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-4x)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Firebase Firebase
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Fly.io Fly.io
$328.04 / mo 8 CPU, 32 GB RAM (Performance-8x)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Firebase Firebase
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Fly.io Fly.io
$15.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Firebase Firebase
$100.00 / mo 1 TB
Fly.io Fly.io
$21.00 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Firebase Firebase
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Fly.io Fly.io
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Firebase Firebase
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Fly.io Fly.io
$33.90 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Firebase Firebase
$10.00 / mo 25M invocations, 400K GB-seconds
Fly.io Fly.io
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Free egress allowance

Firebase Firebase
10 GB / mo
Fly.io Fly.io
100 GB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Firebase Firebase
$200.00 $0.20 / GB
Fly.io Fly.io
$20.00 $0.02 / GB (Public network North America)

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Firebase Firebase
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Fly.io Fly.io
$1.25/hr

Billing Options

Firebase Firebase
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Fly.io Fly.io
On-Demand

Available Models

Fly.io offers 3 GPU models.

Firebase Firebase
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Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & 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 & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Fly.io Fly.io
fly.io
Headquarters
Firebase Firebase
United States of America
Fly.io Fly.io
United States of America
Founded
Firebase Firebase
2011
Fly.io Fly.io
2017
Data Center Locations
Firebase Firebase
42
Fly.io Fly.io
35
Example Customers
Firebase Firebase
The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft
Fly.io Fly.io
Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch

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Our data for Firebase was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Fly.io on Feb. 12, 2026.