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Comparison

Fly.io vs Pterodactyl

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
Pterodactyl44
Score
vioscaleAI score
Fly.io71 / 100medium · 63%
Pterodactyl44 / 100low · 31%
Pricing
Free tier
Fly.io✓
Pterodactyl✓
Model
Fly.iocommercial
Pterodactylopen_source
Price level
Fly.iounknown
Pterodactylfree
Transparent
Fly.io✗
Pterodactyl–
Integrations
Count
Fly.io4
Pterodactyl–
Security
Hipaa
Fly.io✓
Pterodactyl–
Iso27001
Fly.io✓
Pterodactyl–
Scorecard
Fly.io–
Pterodactyl5.4
Soc2
Fly.io✓
Pterodactyl–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Fly.io99.9
Pterodactyl–
Status page
Fly.io✓
Pterodactyl–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Fly.io–
Pterodactyl0
Github stars
Fly.io–
Pterodactyl9,288
Activity
Commits last 30d
Fly.io–
Pterodactyl5
Release
Cadence days
Fly.io–
Pterodactyl34
History
Fly.io–
Pterodactyl20 items
Language
Primary
Fly.io–
PterodactylPHP
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Fly.io7 items
Pterodactyl4 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.ioPterodactyl
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

Pterodactyl

A free, open-source game server control panel that isolates each server in a Docker container with resource limits. Built with PHP, React, and Go, it provides a web interface for users, networks, and service providers to manage game server infrastructure securely.

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 ↗

Pterodactyl

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

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✗
Pterodactyl✓
CLI
Fly.io✓
Pterodactyl✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Fly.io✓
Pterodactyl✗
Self-hosted
Fly.io✗
Pterodactyl✓

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

Pterodactyl

Not documented yet.

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Fly.io or Pterodactyl: which one depends on you

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