Fly.io
vs
Lade
Both run managed containers and Postgres with block storage. Fly.io charges less for VMs and egress and adds Redis, object storage and VPS, while Lade charges less for Postgres at fixed hourly prices.
What's good about each
- 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
- Simple deployment process with support for multiple programming languages
- High-availability infrastructure with automatic failover
- Managed databases with automated daily backups
- Real-time log collection and monitoring
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Fly.io | Lade | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.70 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (shared-cpu-1x) | $10.00 /mo 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM | 43% cheaper on Fly.io |
| Medium VM | $42.79 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (shared-cpu-4x) | $80.00 /mo 2 CPU, 8 GB RAM | 47% cheaper on Fly.io |
| Large VM | $248.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (performance-8x) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $15.00 /mo 100 GB | $9.60 /mo 64 GB | 36% cheaper on Lade |
| Object storage | $20.50 /mo 1 TB (Tigris) | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $86.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Starter) | $40.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 32 GB storage | 53% cheaper on Lade |
| Redis | $20.00 /mo 1 GB data (Upstash Fixed 1GB) | $10.00 /mo 1 GB RAM | 50% cheaper on Lade |
| Load balancer | Included with apps | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB (North America and Europe) | $50.00 /TB $0.05 / GB | 60% cheaper on Fly.io |
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.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
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Our data for Fly.io was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Lade on Sept. 18, 2026.