Fly.io
vs
Lade
Fly.io offers edge deployment with more regions and advanced networking, while Lade provides straightforward application hosting with managed databases.
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 | 2.1x more expensive on Fly.io |
| Redis | $20.00 /mo 1 GB data (Upstash Fixed 1GB) | $10.00 /mo 1 GB RAM | 2x more expensive on Fly.io |
| 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 | 2.5x more expensive on Lade |
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.
| Service | Fly.io | Lade |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Static Sites | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | Fly.io | Lade |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 18 | 9 |
| Example customers | Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase | -- |
| Website | fly.io | lade.io |
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Our data for Fly.io was last updated on Aug. 24, 2026, and for Lade on July 18, 2026.