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
UpCloud
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
How do Fly.io's prices compare against UpCloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Fly.io
UpCloud
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Fly.io
UpCloud
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Fly.io
UpCloud
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Fly.io
UpCloud
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Fly.io
UpCloud
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Fly.io
UpCloud
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Fly.io
UpCloud
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Fly.io
UpCloud
Free egress allowance
Fly.io
UpCloud
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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UpCloud
A100Heads 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
Here are some managed services that Fly.io and UpCloud offer:
Company details
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|---|---|---|
| Website | fly.io | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | Finland |
| Founded | 2017 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 35 | 13 |
| Example Customers | Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
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Data Center Locations
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Our data for Fly.io was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for UpCloud on May 19, 2026.