What's good about...

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

Zenlayer logo Zenlayer

  • 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
  • Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
  • Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
  • Competitive GPU pricing

Price comparison

How do Fly.io's prices compare against Zenlayer?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Fly.io Fly.io
$10.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-1x)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$4.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Fly.io Fly.io
$42.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-4x)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$53.60 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Fly.io Fly.io
$328.04 / mo 8 CPU, 32 GB RAM (Performance-8x)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$105.60 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Fly.io Fly.io
$15.00 / mo 100 GB
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$8.00 / mo 100 GB volume

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Fly.io Fly.io
$21.00 / mo 1 TB
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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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 Fly.io
Included in plan
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$32.70 / mo 1 TB estimated usage

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 Fly.io
$33.90 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Free egress allowance

Fly.io Fly.io
100 GB / mo
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Fly.io Fly.io
$20.00 $0.02 / GB (Public network North America)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$4.50 Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Fly.io Fly.io
$1.25/hr
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$0.62/hr

Billing Options

Fly.io Fly.io
On-Demand
Zenlayer Zenlayer
On-Demand

Available Models

Fly.io offers 3 GPU models, while Zenlayer offers 1.

Zenlayer Zenlayer

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
Fly.io Fly.io
United States of America
Zenlayer Zenlayer
United States of America
Founded
Fly.io Fly.io
2017
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Data Center Locations
Fly.io Fly.io
35
Zenlayer Zenlayer
19
Example Customers
Fly.io Fly.io
Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Our data for Fly.io was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Feb. 14, 2026.