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Fly.io vs seenode
Fly.io focuses on edge deployment and proximity to users, whereas Seenode emphasizes full-stack services in a single dashboard.
Which to pick
Pick Fly.io if you want…
- Hardware-isolated edge VMs for agents
- Edge-focused full-stack apps
- Integrations with OpenRouter, Slack or any HTTP API (on Fly.io's list, not seenode's)
Pick seenode if you want…
- Full-stack apps with built-in databases and workers
- The lower starting price: $4/month against $29/month
- Integrations with GitLab, Docker Hub or Claude Code (on seenode's list, not Fly.io's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Fly.io:Fly.io provides hardware-isolated Linux VMs (Sprites and Machines) that run close to users for AI agents and full-stack apps.
- seenode:Seenode is a developer-friendly cloud platform for deploying and scaling full-stack apps, APIs, databases and workers with Git integration.
- Best for
- Fly.io:Hardware-isolated edge VMs for agents
- seenode:Full-stack apps with built-in databases and workers
- Who it’s for
- Fly.io:Developers building AI agents, personal assistants, or apps that need low-latency edge compute.
- seenode:Full-stack developers and teams who want PaaS-style hosting without managing infra.
- Pricing
- Fly.io:Freemium
- seenode:Freemium
- Plans
- 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
- seenode:Basic $4/mo per month · Standard $7/mo per month · Pro $14/mo per month · Ultra $28/mo per month · Static Site $0/mo
- Works with
- Fly.io:OpenRouter, GitHub, Slack, any HTTP API
- seenode:GitHub, GitLab, Docker Hub, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code
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.
seenode features
- Git Deployments. Connect GitHub or GitLab and deploy automatically on push with zero-downtime rollouts.
- Multi-Framework Support. Run Django, Flask, FastAPI, Node.js, Go, Elixir and custom Docker images.
- Managed Databases. Provision PostgreSQL or MySQL with private networking, environment injection and automated backups.
- Worker Services. Run background jobs, Celery workers and queue processors alongside web services.
- Persistent Storage. Attach block storage volumes for media, uploads or stateful workloads.
- Full Observability. View request, runtime and build logs plus CPU/memory metrics in one dashboard.
- Scaling. Scale horizontally (replicas) or vertically (resources) on demand.
- Domains & TLS. Add custom domains or use free Let’s Encrypt certificates with auto-renewal.
Fly.io vs seenode FAQ
Is Fly.io or seenode free?+
Fly.io has a free plan; paid plans start at $29/month (Support Standard). seenode has a free plan (Static Site); paid plans start at $4/month (Basic).
Which is cheaper, Fly.io or seenode?+
seenode is cheaper to start with: seenode's Basic plan ($4/month) against Fly.io's Support Standard plan ($29/month).
Do Fly.io and seenode integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list GitHub. Fly.io also lists OpenRouter, Slack and any HTTP API; seenode also lists GitLab, Docker Hub, Claude Code, Cursor and 1 more.
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