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Comparison

Clever Cloud vs Fly.io

No clear leader: Fly.io (70.5) and Clever Cloud (69.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Clever Cloud69
Fly.io71
Score
vioscaleAI score
Clever Cloud69 / 100medium · 73%
Fly.io71 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
Clever Cloud✗
Fly.io✓
Model
Clever Cloudcommercial
Fly.iocommercial
Price level
Clever Cloudlow
Fly.iounknown
Starting price
Clever Cloud$4.98
Fly.io–
Transparent
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✗
Integrations
Count
Clever Cloud19
Fly.io4
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io–
Gdpr
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io–
Hipaa
Clever Cloud–
Fly.io✓
Iso27001
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✓
Soc2
Clever Cloud–
Fly.io✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Clever Cloud99.9
Fly.io99.9
Status page
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Clever Cloud7 items
Fly.io7 items

Capabilities

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

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io-
Deploy arbitrary container image
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✓
Per-PR preview environments
Clever Cloud-
Fly.io-
Build
Build system
Clever CloudBuildpacks
Fly.ioDockerfile
Runtime / language breadth
Clever CloudNode.js, Python, Java, PHP, Scala, Docker, FrankenPHP, Bun, V language, and othe
Fly.ioDocker containers, Node.js, Deno, and other containerized runtimes
Scale
Autoscaling
Clever CloudHorizontal
Fly.ioHorizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach
Clever CloudMulti-region
Fly.ioMulti-region
Hosting
Clever CloudCloud + self-hosted
Fly.ioCloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✓
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Clever Cloud-
Fly.io-
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✓
Instant rollbacks
Clever Cloud-
Fly.io✓
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✓

What each one is

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

Clever Cloud

A managed platform-as-a-service for developers that handles deployment, runtime monitoring, automatic updates, and infrastructure management. Applications deploy via a simple git push without requiring Docker configuration or manual setup.

Independently observed

Fly.io

A cloud service offering hardware-isolated Linux virtual machines optimized for running AI agents and tools, featuring persistent storage, checkpoint and rollback capabilities, and API gateway-based credential management.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Clever Cloud

from $4.98/moSubscription

From $4.98/month for Pico instances

  • Pico$4.98/mo
  • Nano$6.64/mo
as of verify ↗

Fly.io

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✗
CLI
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✓
Hybrid
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✗
Air-gapped
Clever Cloud✓
Fly.io✗

Integrations

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

Clever Cloud

22 total
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • Artifactory
  • ElasticSearch
  • Kibana
  • ElasticAPM
  • Keycloak
  • Matomo
  • Metabase
  • Otoroshi
  • Varnish
  • Redirection.io
  • Terraform
  • OVHcloud
  • Git
  • Prometheus
  • Apache Pulsar
  • Grafana
Independently observed

Fly.io

9 total
  • Sentry
  • Supabase
  • Upstash
  • LiteFS
  • Tigris
  • OpenRouter
  • GitHub
  • Slack
  • HTTP API
Independently observed
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Clever Cloud or Fly.io: which one depends on you

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