Best Fly.io Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from deployment automation software ranked against Fly.io on the same published basis.
- 1Fly.io vs Railway
- 2Fly.io vs Northflank
- 3Fly.io vs Upsun (formerly Platform.sh)
- 4Fly.io vs Argo CD
- 5Fly.io vs Flux CD
- 6Fly.io vs Octopus Deploy
- 7Fly.io vs Ploi
- 8Fly.io vs Coolify
- 9Fly.io vs DeployHQ
- 10Fly.io vs Netlify
- 11Fly.io vs Vercel
- 12Fly.io vs Cloud 66
- 13Fly.io vs Google Cloud Deploy
- 14Fly.io vs Spinnaker
- 15Fly.io vs Digital.ai TeamForge
- 16Fly.io vs Render
- 17Fly.io vs Kamal
- 18Fly.io vs Dokku
- 19Fly.io vs Qovery
- 20Fly.io vs Capistrano
Fly.io alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Railway | 6.8 | No | $5/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Northflank | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Upsun (formerly Platform.sh) | 6.6 | No | €9/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Argo CD | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Flux CD | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Octopus Deploy | 6.5 | Free plan | $64.17/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Ploi | 6.5 | Free plan | $10/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 8 | Coolify | 6.4 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | DeployHQ | 6.4 | Free plan | £9/mo | API, Web |
| 10 | Netlify | 6.4 | Free plan | $9/mo | API, Web |
| 11 | Vercel | 6.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Web |
| 12 | Cloud 66 | 6.3 | Free plan | $23/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Google Cloud Deploy | 6.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Web |
| 14 | Spinnaker | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Digital.ai TeamForge | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Render | 5.4 | No | $25/mo | API, Web |
| 17 | Kamal | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 18 | Dokku | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | Qovery | 5.2 | No | $299/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Capistrano | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Fly.io alternatives
What is the best alternative to Fly.io?
Railway, number 1 in deployment automation software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Northflank, Upsun (formerly Platform.sh), Argo CD and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Fly.io?
Northflank is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.