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Comparison

Fly.io vs Google Cloud Run

On the evidence we track, Fly.io leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Fly.io full profile →Google Cloud Run full profile →
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★Fly.io71
Google Cloud Run48
Score
vioscaleAI score
Fly.io71 / 100medium · 63%
Google Cloud Run48 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tier
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run✓
Model
Fly.iocommercial
Google Cloud Runfreemium
Price level
Fly.iounknown
Google Cloud Runlow
Transparent
Fly.io✗
Google Cloud Run✗
Integrations
Count
Fly.io4
Google Cloud Run2
Security
Hipaa
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run–
Iso27001
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run–
Soc2
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Fly.io99.9
Google Cloud Run–
Status page
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Fly.io7 items
Google Cloud Run5 items

Capabilities

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

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
Fly.io-
Google Cloud Run✓
Deploy arbitrary container image
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run✓
Per-PR preview environments
Fly.io-
Google Cloud Run-
Build
Build system
Fly.ioDockerfile
Google Cloud RunBuildpacks
Runtime / language breadth
Fly.ioDocker containers, Node.js, Deno, and other containerized runtimes
Google Cloud RunGo, Node.js, Python, Java, .NET Core, Ruby, and any language via containers
Scale
Autoscaling
Fly.ioHorizontal
Google Cloud RunScale-to-zero
Deployment
Geographic reach
Fly.ioMulti-region
Google Cloud RunMulti-region
Hosting
Fly.ioCloud only
Google Cloud RunCloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run-
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
Fly.io-
Google Cloud Run-
Custom domains + automatic TLS
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run-
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run✓
Instant rollbacks
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run-
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run✓

What each one is

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

Fly.io

Leader

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

Google Cloud Run

Cloud Run is a hosted service that executes containerized applications or source code on Google's infrastructure with automatic scaling based on traffic. Developers can deploy code in popular languages via containers or source directly, and the platform can automatically build and deploy changes when code is pushed to version control.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 verify ↗

Google Cloud Run

HybridFree tier

Free tier: 2 million requests per month. Pay per request when usage exceeds free tier.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Fly.io✗
Google Cloud Run✓
CLI
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Fly.io✓
Google Cloud Run✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Fly.io

Leader
9 total - 8 not shared
  • Sentry
  • Supabase
  • Upstash
  • LiteFS
  • Tigris
  • OpenRouter
  • Slack
  • HTTP API
Independently observed

Google Cloud Run

2 total - 1 not shared
  • Git
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Fly.io or Google Cloud Run: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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