What's good about...
Fly.io
- Excellent tooling and developer experience
- Fast deployments, scale to zero, little config needed
- Wide range of instance configurations at competitive prices
Linode
- Many VPS configurations available (high memory, dedicated CPU, GPU)
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes and Object Storage available
- Good performance/price for most of its services
- Multiple data center locations
Price comparison
How do Fly.io's prices compare against Linode?
| Example configuration |
Fly.io
|
Linode
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $10.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-1x) | $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | $42.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-4x) | $48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Large | $328.04 / mo 8 CPU, 32 GB RAM (Performance-8x) | $114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated) |
| Block Storage | $15.00 / mo 100 GB | $16.00 / mo 160 GB |
| Object Storage | $21.00 / mo 1 TB | $20.00 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | Included in plan | $10.00 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $33.90 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | $65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage |
| Free egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 1-20 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $20.00 $0.02 / GB (Public network North America) | $5.00 $0.005 / GB |
Fly.io offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | -- | -- | $1.25 | |
| A10 | 1x A10 | 24GB | -- | -- | $1.50 | |
| A100 40G PCIe | 1x A100 | 40GB | -- | -- | $2.50 | |
| A100 80G SXM | 1x A100 | 80GB | -- | -- | $3.50 | |
Linode offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU1 | 1x RTX6000 | 24GB | 8 | 32GB | $1.50 | |
| GPU2 | 2x RTX6000 | 48GB | 16 | 64GB | $3.00 | |
| GPU3 | 3x RTX6000 | 72GB | 20 | 96GB | $4.50 | |
| GPU4 | 4x RTX6000 | 96GB | 24 | 128GB | $6.00 | |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some of the managed services that Fly.io and Linode offer:
| Service |
Fly.io
|
Linode
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Containers | -- | |
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Static Sites | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
|
Fly.io
|
Linode
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | fly.io | www.linode.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2017 | 2003 |
| Data Center Locations | 35 | 24 |
| Example Customers | Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch | Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy |
|
Fly.io
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | fly.io |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Data Center Locations | 35 |
| Example Customers | Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch |
|
Linode
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.linode.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Data Center Locations | 24 |
| Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy |
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Our data for Fly.io was last updated on Sept. 28, 2024, and for Linode on Sept. 28, 2024.