Comparison

Fly.io vs Google Cloud Run

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.

Fly.io full profile →Google Cloud Run full profile →

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★Fly.io79

Google Cloud Run45

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Fly.ioLeader	Google Cloud Run
Vioscale score	79 / 100medium · 63%	45 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	2
Security
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Fly.io79 / 100medium · 63%

Google Cloud Run45 / 100low · 49%

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.io5

Google Cloud Run2

Security

Hipaa

Fly.io✓

Google Cloud Run–

Iso27001

Fly.io✓

Google Cloud Run–

Soc2

Fly.io✓

Google Cloud Run–

Reliability

Sla pct

Fly.io99.9

Google Cloud Run–

Status page

Fly.io✓

Google Cloud Run✓

Market

Availability

Fly.ioAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Google Cloud RunAvailable 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	Fly.io	Google Cloud Run
Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy	-	✓
Deploy arbitrary container image	✓	✓
Per-PR preview environments	-	-
Build
Build system	Dockerfile	Buildpacks
Runtime / language breadth	Docker containers, Node.js, Deno, and other containerized runtimes	Go, Node.js, Python, Java, .NET Core, Ruby, and any language via containers
Scale
Autoscaling	-	Scale-to-zero
Deployment
Geographic reach	Multi-region	Multi-region
Hosting	Cloud 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

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.io-

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

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

Google Cloud Run

A fully managed cloud platform for running containerized applications and backend services with automatic scaling, multi-region deployment, and pay-per-use billing. Supports multiple programming languages, batch jobs, and LLM hosting.

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 2026-08-01verify ↗

Google Cloud Run

HybridFree tier

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

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Fly.io	Google Cloud Run
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Fly.io✓

Google Cloud Run✓

Linux

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.

Fly.io

Leader

5 total

Sentry
Supabase
Upstash
LiteFS
Tigris

Independently observed

Google Cloud Run

2 total

Git
GitHub

Independently observed

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