Comparison

CapRover vs Fly.io

On the evidence we track, Fly.io leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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CapRover58

★Fly.io79

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CapRover	Fly.ioLeader
Vioscale score	58 / 100medium · 59%	79 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	5
Security
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.3	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.9
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Github starsadoption.github_stars	15,142	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	45	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	62	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

CapRover58 / 100medium · 59%

Fly.io79 / 100medium · 63%

Pricing

Free tier

CapRover✓

Fly.io✓

Model

CapRoverfreemium

Fly.iocommercial

Price level

CapRoverfree

Fly.iounknown

Transparent

CapRover✓

Fly.io✓

Integrations

Count

CapRover3

Fly.io5

Security

Hipaa

CapRover–

Fly.io✓

Iso27001

CapRover–

Fly.io✓

Scorecard

CapRover4.3

Fly.io–

Soc2

CapRover–

Fly.io✓

Reliability

Sla pct

CapRover–

Fly.io99.9

Status page

CapRover✓

Fly.io✓

Adoption

Github stars

CapRover15,142

Fly.io–

Activity

Commits last 30d

CapRover45

Fly.io–

Release

Cadence days

CapRover62

Fly.io–

History

CapRover20 items

Fly.io–

Language

Primary

CapRoverTypeScript

Fly.io–

Market

Availability

CapRover–

Fly.ioAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for paas & hosting. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for PaaS & Hosting
Capability	CapRover	Fly.io
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	✓	-
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	✓
Per-PR preview environments	✗	-
Build
Build system	Dockerfile	Dockerfile
Runtime / language breadth	Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application	Docker containers, Node.js, Deno, and other containerized runtimes
Scale
Autoscaling	Horizontal	-
Deployment
Geographic reach	Multi-region	Multi-region
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services	✓	✓
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge	✗	-
Custom domains + automatic TLS	✓	✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management	✓	-
Instant rollbacks	✗	-
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API	✓	✓

Deploy

Git-push auto-deploy

CapRover✓

Fly.io-

Deploy arbitrary container image

CapRover✓

Fly.io✓

Per-PR preview environments

CapRover✗

Fly.io-

Build

Build system

CapRoverDockerfile

Fly.ioDockerfile

Runtime / language breadth

CapRoverNode.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application

Fly.ioDocker containers, Node.js, Deno, and other containerized runtimes

Scale

Autoscaling

CapRoverHorizontal

Fly.io-

Deployment

Geographic reach

CapRoverMulti-region

Fly.ioMulti-region

Hosting

CapRoverSelf-hosted only

Fly.ioCloud only

Data

Bundled managed data services

CapRover✓

Fly.io✓

Delivery

Built-in global CDN / edge

CapRover✗

Fly.io-

Custom domains + automatic TLS

CapRover✓

Fly.io✓

Ops

Env vars & secrets management

CapRover✓

Fly.io-

Instant rollbacks

CapRover✗

Fly.io-

Extensibility

CLI + deploy API

CapRover✓

Fly.io✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

CapRover

CapRover is an open-source PaaS that simplifies application deployment and management on your own servers. It handles builds, container orchestration, HTTPS provisioning, and scaling without vendor lock-in.

Independently observed

Fly.io

Leader

Fly.io Sprites are dedicated virtual machines that provide hardware-isolated Linux environments for AI agents, tools, and evaluations. They feature persistent block storage that survives sleep cycles, automatic checkpointing, and support for executing untrusted code with configurable network policies.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

CapRover

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Fly.io

Leader

from $29/moUsage-based

Usage-based pricing (pay-as-you-go) with optional prepayment for 40% discount. Serious Support from $29/month. HIPAA compliance at $99/month. Enterprise available via contact.

Pay-as-You-GoPay only for what you use
- Micro VMs
- Persistent storage
- Private networking
- Unlimited users per organization
Serious SupportStarting at $29/month
- Dedicated support team
HIPAA Compliance$99/month
- HIPAA-compliant workloads
- BAAs
- SOC2 certification
Machine ReservationSave 40% with upfront commitment
- 40% discount vs pay-as-you-go
EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom resource configurations
- SLA requirements
- Emergency support

as of 2026-08-01verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	CapRover	Fly.io
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

CapRover✓

Fly.io✓

Linux

CapRover✗

Fly.io✓

CLI

CapRover✓

Fly.io✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

CapRover✗

Fly.io✓

Self-hosted

CapRover✓

Fly.io✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

CapRover

3 total

GitHub
GitLab
Docker Compose

Independently observed

Fly.io

Leader

5 total

Sentry
Supabase
Upstash
LiteFS
Tigris

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.