
Fly.io
Run full-stack apps close to your users
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Fly.io provides hardware-isolated Linux VMs (Sprites and Machines) that run close to users for AI agents and full-stack apps.
- for
- Developers building AI agents, personal assistants, or apps that need low-latency edge compute.
- pricing
- freemium
Key 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.
Use cases
- Run a personal AI assistant that accesses email and calendar without staying on a laptop.
- Prototype and iterate AI-generated code in a sandbox that persists state across sessions.
- Deploy agent-built web services directly from the agent’s Sprite via a unique HTTPS URL.
- Execute untrusted code in isolated VMs with disposable state per request.
Fly.io pricing
- Machines shared-cpu-1x$0.0027/hour256 MB RAM · pay-by-second billing
- Machines performance-2x$0.0861/hour4 GB RAM · higher CPU
- Sprites compute$0.07 / CPU-hourmetered CPU usage · no per-Sprite fee
- Support Standard$29/month36-hour first response · architecture support
- Support Premium$199/month24-hour first response · dedicated Slack channel
Fly.io vs alternatives
Fly.io | Railway | Vercel | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Hardware-isolated edge VMs for agents | Managed app deployment | Simple app pipelines | Frontend hosting | General cloud VMs |
| Pricing | Freemium | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Launched | — | — | — | — | — |
- Fly.io vs Render: Render offers managed app hosting but lacks hardware-isolated VMs and per-hour compute billing.
- Fly.io vs Railway: Railway provides easy app deployment with built-in databases, not edge-focused VMs for agents.
- Fly.io vs Vercel: Vercel focuses on frontend deployments and serverless functions, not persistent Linux VMs.
- Fly.io vs DigitalOcean: DigitalOcean offers droplets and managed databases but requires manual VM management.
Fly.io FAQ
How is billing calculated for Sprites?+
Sprites are metered per hour of active CPU and memory usage, plus hot or cold storage rates.
Do I pay when a Sprite is idle?+
No. Sprites sleep when not in use and only incur storage charges while idle.
Can I run untrusted code safely?+
Yes, each request runs in a fresh hardware-isolated VM with no shared state.
What regions are supported?+
Fly.io runs in 18+ regions worldwide, including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and South America.
Is there a free tier to try Fly.io?+
Yes, you can start for free and only pay for compute, memory and storage when resources are used.
Summarized by DevHunt from fly.io · Oct 1, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
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