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Comparison

Fly.io vs NGINX Proxy Manager

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.

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★Fly.io71
NGINX Proxy Manager46
Score
vioscaleAI score
Fly.io71 / 100medium · 63%
NGINX Proxy Manager46 / 100low · 35%
Pricing
Free tier
Fly.io✓
NGINX Proxy Manager✓
Model
Fly.iocommercial
NGINX Proxy Manageropen_source
Price level
Fly.iounknown
NGINX Proxy Managerfree
Transparent
Fly.io✗
NGINX Proxy Manager✓
Integrations
Count
Fly.io4
NGINX Proxy Manager2
Security
Hipaa
Fly.io✓
NGINX Proxy Manager–
Iso27001
Fly.io✓
NGINX Proxy Manager–
Soc2
Fly.io✓
NGINX Proxy Manager–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Fly.io99.9
NGINX Proxy Manager–
Status page
Fly.io✓
NGINX Proxy Manager–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Fly.io–
NGINX Proxy Manager0
Github stars
Fly.io–
NGINX Proxy Manager34,334
Activity
Commits last 30d
Fly.io–
NGINX Proxy Manager61
Release
Cadence days
Fly.io–
NGINX Proxy Manager11
History
Fly.io–
NGINX Proxy Manager20 items
License
Spdx
Fly.io–
NGINX Proxy ManagerMIT
Language
Primary
Fly.io–
NGINX Proxy ManagerTypeScript
Market
Availability
Fly.ioAvailable worldwide · Popular in US
NGINX Proxy Manager–
Content
Faq
Fly.io7 items
NGINX Proxy Manager5 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeatureFly.ioNGINX Proxy Manager
Autoscalinghorizontal-
Build systemdockerfile-
Cli and api✓-
Container deploy✓-
Custom domains tls✓-
Env secrets✓-
Hostingcloud-
Managed databases✓-
Regionsmulti-
Rollbacks✓-
RuntimesDocker containers, Node.js, Deno, and other containerized runtimes-

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

NGINX Proxy Manager

An open-source Docker-based application that simplifies deploying and configuring Nginx proxy servers. It automates SSL certificate provisioning via Let's Encrypt and includes user management, role-based permissions, and audit logging.

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 ↗

NGINX Proxy Manager

Open sourceFree 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✗
NGINX Proxy Manager✓
Linux
Fly.io✗
NGINX Proxy Manager✓
CLI
Fly.io✓
NGINX Proxy Manager✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Fly.io✓
NGINX Proxy Manager✗
Self-hosted
Fly.io✗
NGINX Proxy Manager✓

Integrations

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

Fly.io

Leader
9 total
  • Sentry
  • Supabase
  • Upstash
  • LiteFS
  • Tigris
  • OpenRouter
  • GitHub
  • Slack
  • HTTP API
Independently observed

NGINX Proxy Manager

2 total
  • Let's Encrypt
  • Cloudflare
Independently observed
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