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Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis

Fly.iovsAmazon Web Services (AWS)

Fly.io starts at $29/mo; Amazon Web Services (AWS) is free. Both rated 4.4/5 by users.

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Fly.io

Deploy app servers close to users with edge hosting infrastructure

4.4/5Founded 2017200K+ apps deployed users
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

The world's most comprehensive cloud platform with 200+ services

4.5/5Founded 20061M+ active customers users
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⚡ Quick Stats

Avg Rating
🏆 Amazon Web Services (AWS) wins
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Starting Price
🏆 Amazon Web Services (AWS) wins
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Features
🏆 Fly.io wins
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Free Plan

📊 Ratings Breakdown

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Fly.io

4.4/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.5/5
Overall Avg4.4/5
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

4.5/5 avg
G2 Score4.5/5
Capterra Score4.6/5
Overall Avg4.55/5

⚡ Quick Verdict

Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings

Choose Fly.io if you need:
  • Edge Deployment
  • Docker Containers
  • Fly Machines
  • Anycast Networking
  • Persistent Storage
Try Fly.io Free →
Choose Amazon Web Services (AWS) if you need:
  • EC2 Compute
  • S3 Storage
  • Lambda Serverless
  • RDS Databases
  • CloudFront CDN
Try Amazon Web Services (AWS) Free →

🔧 Feature Comparison

Fly.io uniquely offers Edge Deployment, Docker Containers, Fly Machines. Amazon Web Services (AWS) uniquely offers EC2 Compute, S3 Storage, Lambda Serverless. Both share 0 features.

Feature
Fly.io
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Edge Deployment
Docker Containers
Fly Machines
Anycast Networking
Persistent Storage
Private Networking
Auto-scaling
Global Regions
PostgreSQL
Redis
CLI Tools
API
Custom Domains
SSL
Monitoring
EC2 Compute
S3 Storage
Lambda Serverless
RDS Databases
CloudFront CDN
ECS/EKS Containers
API Gateway
IAM Security
CloudWatch Monitoring
Route 53 DNS
SageMaker AI/ML
VPC Networking
Elastic Beanstalk
Lightsail
200+ Services
Total Features
15
15

💰 Pricing Comparison

Fly.io starts at $29/mo; Amazon Web Services (AWS) is free.

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Fly.io Plans

Free tier available

Hobby
Free
  • 3 shared VMs
  • 3GB storage
  • 160GB bandwidth
LaunchBest Value
$29/mo
  • Dedicated support
  • Compliance
Scale
Custom
  • Volume discounts
  • SLA
Full Fly.io pricing breakdown →
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Plans

Free tier available

Free Tier
Free
  • 750hrs EC2/mo
  • 5GB S3
  • 25GB DynamoDB
Pay-as-you-go
Custom
  • EC2 from $0.0116/hr
  • S3 $0.023/GB
  • Lambda 1M free requests
Full Amazon Web Services (AWS) pricing breakdown →
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