Comparison

Fly.io vs Hetzner

Overview

Run your apps close to your users

Fly.io is a developer-focused platform for deploying full-stack apps and databases globally with fast cold starts, Anycast networking, and a generous free tier.

Hetzner

Powerful cloud and dedicated servers

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Hetzner is a German cloud and hosting provider offering dedicated servers, cloud VMs, Kubernetes, and storage at highly competitive prices for developers and businesses.

Features

—Global app deployment (35+ regions)
—Anycast networking
—Persistent volumes
—Managed Postgres
—Private networking
—Fast deploys
—Autoscaling
—Edge caching

—Cloud virtual machines
—Dedicated servers
—Managed Kubernetes (k3s)
—Block and object storage
—Load balancing
—Private networking
—Snapshots
—Firewalls

Pricing

Fly.io

usage basedFree plan available

Plan	Price	Notes
Hobby	$5/mo	Includes $5 usage credit; free resources included.
Pay-as-you-go	Contact sales	Usage-based: VMs from $0.0001/sec, storage $0.15/GB/mo.

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Hetzner

usage based

Plan	Price	Notes
CAX11	$5.49/mo	Current US pricing after the April 1, 2026 cloud price adjustment.
CAX21	$9.49/mo	Current US pricing after the April 1, 2026 cloud price adjustment.
CAX31	$18.49/mo	Current US pricing after the April 1, 2026 cloud price adjustment.
CAX41	$36.99/mo	Current US pricing after the April 1, 2026 cloud price adjustment.
Dedicated servers	Contact sales	Separate server families and pricing; varies by hardware and region.