# Fly.io vs Platform.sh

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

| Attribute | Fly.io | Platform.sh |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 70.5 (63% (medium)) | 62.5 (59% (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":"A managed platform-as-a-service that handles infrastructure and security while enabling development teams to test, experiment, and deploy applications at scale. Offers independent resource allocation and scaling for different project components. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"What is Platform.sh?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Platform.sh 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://platform.sh","question":"Is Platform.sh free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Platform.sh supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"What platforms does Platform.sh support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Platform.sh, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"Can Platform.sh be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Platform.sh, including GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"What does Platform.sh integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Platform.sh. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Platform.sh not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"What security certifications does Platform.sh have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Platform.sh is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://platform.sh","question":"Where is Platform.sh available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":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. | A cloud platform that enables development teams to build, test, and deploy applications with control over resource allocation per component. Provides unlimited preview environments with full data cloning, horizontal and vertical scaling capabilities, custom domain support, and team collaboration features. |
| 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":"cloud","runtimes":"Diverse application types supported","autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"preview_deploys":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 3 |
| 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"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"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":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Project resources","summary":"Pay for resources provisioned: CPU/memory per hour, storage per GB, plus £7.50/project/month","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.029,"currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.086,"currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.011,"currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.42,"currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":7.5,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Usage-based: CPU, memory, disk storage, bandwidth, and fixed project fee","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"egress":"10GB","ingress":"500,000 requests","build_cpu":"2.5 hours","profiling":"15 minutes","build_memory":"5 hours","metrics_history":"30 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"User license","features":["Custom project/environment permissions","Teams management","MFA enforcement","SSO: Google, OIDC"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":8.5,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced user management","features":["Advanced permissions","Teams management","MFA enforcement","SSO: Google, OIDC (Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, PingID, Ory)"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":7.5,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Organization support","components":[{"of":"global spend","kind":"percentage","rate":10}]}],"summary":"From £7.50/project + £8.50/user/month. Pay-as-you-go for resources. 15-day free trial with credits, no card required.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://platform.sh","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:44:43.161Z","freeTrialDays":15,"startingPrice":{"amount":0.011,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://fly.io/blog/trust-calibration-for-ai-software-builders/ | - |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | Fly.io | Platform.sh |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | - | - |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | ✓ | - |
| Per-PR preview environments | - | ✓ |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | Dockerfile | - |
| Runtime / language breadth | Docker containers, Node.js, Deno, and other containerized runtimes | Diverse application types supported |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | Horizontal | Horizontal |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Geographic reach | 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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:50:07.723Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*