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Dokploy vs Fly.io
Fly.io runs apps close to users on its own edge network; Dokploy runs on your own VPS with full customization.
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DokployOpen-source alternative to Heroku, Vercel, and Netlify.
Fly.ioRun full-stack apps close to your usersWhich to pick
Pick Dokploy if you want…
- Self-hosted PaaS with multi-server Docker orchestration
- The lower starting price: $15/month against $29/month
- Open-source code (Dokploy/dokploy on GitHub)
- Integrations with Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks or Dockerfile (on Dokploy's list, not Fly.io's)
Pick Fly.io if you want…
- Hardware-isolated edge VMs for agents
- Edge-focused app hosting
- Integrations with OpenRouter, GitHub or Slack (on Fly.io's list, not Dokploy's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Dokploy:Dokploy is an open-source self-hosted platform for deploying containerized apps and databases on VPS with Docker, Docker-Compose and Traefik support.
- Fly.io:Fly.io provides hardware-isolated Linux VMs (Sprites and Machines) that run close to users for AI agents and full-stack apps.
- Best for
- Dokploy:Self-hosted PaaS with multi-server Docker orchestration
- Fly.io:Hardware-isolated edge VMs for agents
- Who it’s for
- Dokploy:Developers and teams who want full control over multi-server deployments without vendor lock-in
- Fly.io:Developers building AI agents, personal assistants, or apps that need low-latency edge compute.
- Pricing
- Dokploy:Freemium
- Fly.io:Freemium
- Plans
- Dokploy:Hobby $4.50 per month per server · Startup $15 per month
- Fly.io:Machines shared-cpu-1x $0.0027 per hour · Machines performance-2x $0.0861 per hour · Sprites compute $0.07 / CPU-hour · Support Standard $29 per month · Support Premium $199 per month
- Open source
- Dokploy:Yes, 37,607 GitHub stars
- Fly.io:—
- Works with
- Dokploy:Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks, Dockerfile, Docker Compose, Traefik, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
- Fly.io:OpenRouter, GitHub, Slack, any HTTP API
Dokploy features
- Multi-server deployments. Deploy applications across multiple remote servers with zero-config setup.
- Docker Compose & Swarm. Native support for Docker Compose stacks and Docker Swarm clusters.
- Flexible build options. Use Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks or custom Dockerfiles for any stack.
- Database management. Create, backup and restore MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB and Redis.
- Real-time monitoring. Live CPU, memory and network metrics with alerts for each deployment.
- API & CLI access. Automate and extend functionality via a full REST API and command-line tool.
Fly.io features
- Sprites. Sleep-aware VMs that checkpoint filesystem and services, allowing instant wake-up and rollback.
- Machines. Fast-booting, hardware-isolated VMs that scale to tens of thousands of users.
- Block Device Storage. Object-storage backed block device with automatic checkpointing and unlimited scaling.
- Connectors. Configure a credential once and share it across all Sprites with granular permissions and auto-rotation.
- Zero-Management Disk. Disk grows automatically up to 100 GB per Sprite, billed only for used bytes.
- Global Edge Network. Deploy in 18+ regions with <1 s boot time and 99.9 % SLA.
Dokploy vs Fly.io FAQ
Is Dokploy or Fly.io free?+
Dokploy has a free plan; paid plans start at $15/month (Startup). Fly.io has a free plan; paid plans start at $29/month (Support Standard).
Which is cheaper, Dokploy or Fly.io?+
Dokploy is cheaper to start with: Dokploy's Startup plan ($15/month) against Fly.io's Support Standard plan ($29/month).
Is Dokploy or Fly.io open source?+
Dokploy is open source (Dokploy/dokploy on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Fly.io.
Do Dokploy and Fly.io integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Dokploy lists Nixpacks, Heroku Buildpacks, Dockerfile, Docker Compose and 5 more; Fly.io lists OpenRouter, GitHub, Slack and any HTTP API.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.