# Fly.io vs Northflank

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Fly.io

| Attribute | Fly.io | Northflank |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 70.5 (63% (medium)) | 62.7 (73% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud platform that deploys Docker containers as isolated virtual machines across global data centers. Supports multiple programming languages and frameworks, plus Sprites, a specialized offering for AI agents and development tools. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://fly.io","question":"What is Fly.io?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Fly.io offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $29 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://fly.io","question":"Is Fly.io free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Fly.io supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://fly.io","question":"What platforms does Fly.io support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Fly.io, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://fly.io","question":"Can Fly.io be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Fly.io, including Sentry, Supabase, Upstash, LiteFS, Tigris, OpenRouter, GitHub and Slack. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://fly.io","question":"What does Fly.io integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA for Fly.io. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Fly.io not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://fly.io/security","question":"What security certifications does Fly.io have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Fly.io is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://fly.io","question":"Where is Fly.io available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Northflank is a platform for deploying and managing applications, databases, jobs, and AI services with options for managed cloud hosting or deployment into customer infrastructure, providing Git-based deployments, preview environments, and rollback capabilities. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"What is Northflank?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Northflank offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.01. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"Is Northflank free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Northflank supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"What platforms does Northflank support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Northflank can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"Can Northflank be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 23 integrations for Northflank, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Oracle Cloud and EKS, plus 15 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"What does Northflank integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and HIPAA for Northflank. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Northflank not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://northflank.com","question":"What security certifications does Northflank have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Northflank is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU.","source":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","question":"Where is Northflank available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Infrastructure deployment system that runs code in isolated sandbox environments with automatic preview environments, access controls, secrets management, and support for both managed cloud and customer-owned infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","regions":"multi","runtimes":"Docker containers, Node.js, Deno, and other containerized runtimes","rollbacks":true,"autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","regions":"multi","runtimes":"Polyglot; any language or framework","rollbacks":true,"autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"buildpacks","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 23 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Upstash"},{"name":"LiteFS"},{"name":"Tigris"},{"name":"OpenRouter"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"HTTP API","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud"},{"name":"EKS"},{"name":"GKE"},{"name":"AKS"},{"name":"Rancher"},{"name":"OpenShift"},{"name":"Tanzu"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"MinIO"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"pgvector"},{"name":"Llama"},{"name":"Deepseek"},{"name":"MCP"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pay-as-You-Go","summary":"Pay only for what you use","features":["Micro VMs","Persistent storage","Private networking","Unlimited users per organization"],"description":"Usage-based pricing for Micro VMs and persistent storage","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Serious Support","summary":"Starting at $29/month","features":["Dedicated support team"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Access to dedicated team of engineers","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"HIPAA Compliance","summary":"$99/month","features":["HIPAA-compliant workloads","BAAs","SOC2 certification"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Compliance package for HIPAA-regulated workloads","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Machine Reservation","summary":"Save 40% with upfront commitment","features":["40% discount vs pay-as-you-go"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Prepay for infrastructure and receive 40% discount","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact sales for pricing","features":["Custom resource configurations","SLA requirements","Emergency support"],"description":"Custom solutions for larger workloads with SLA requirements","contactSales":true}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://fly.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:17:23.873Z","startingPrice":{"amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"name":"PaaS","summary":"$0.01667/vCPU-hr, billed per second","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-hr"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01667,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed cloud infrastructure with pay-as-you-go pricing"},{"name":"BYOC","summary":"Cloud provider charges plus $0.01389/vCPU-hr and $0.00139/GB-hr management fee","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-hr"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01389,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB-hr"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00139,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Bring Your Own Cloud with management fee"}],"summary":"From $0.01667/vCPU-hr (PaaS, billed per second). BYOC available with management fees from $0.01389/vCPU-hr.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://northflank.com/blog/ai-sandbox-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-22T14:39:40.468Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"GB-hr","amount":0.00139,"currency":"USD"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":0.00139,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://fly.io/blog/trust-calibration-for-ai-software-builders/ | - |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | Fly.io | Northflank |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | Polyglot; any language or framework |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | Horizontal | Horizontal |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Geographic reach | Multi-region | Multi-region |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:04:45.264Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*