# Fly.io vs Vercel

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Vercel

| Attribute | Fly.io | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 70.5 (63% (medium)) | 85.2 (72% (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 cloud platform that enables developers and AI agents to build, deploy, and scale web applications and services globally. Offers integrated developer tools, serverless functions, container deployment, and infrastructure for coordinating intelligent agents. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.","source":"https://vercel.com/changelog/lower-pricing-for-log-drains","question":"What is Vercel?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Vercel offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://vercel.com/changelog/lower-pricing-for-log-drains","question":"Is Vercel free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Vercel supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://vercel.com/changelog/lower-pricing-for-log-drains","question":"What platforms does Vercel support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Vercel, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://vercel.com/changelog/lower-pricing-for-log-drains","question":"Can Vercel be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Vercel, including Statsig, Slack and GitHub. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://vercel.com/changelog/lower-pricing-for-log-drains","question":"What does Vercel integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Vercel. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Vercel not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://vercel.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Vercel have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| 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 developers and AI agents to build, deploy, and scale web applications and services globally. Offers integrated developer tools, serverless functions, container deployment, and infrastructure for coordinating intelligent agents. |
| 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","regions":"global_edge","edge_cdn":true,"runtimes":"TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Next.js","rollbacks":true,"autoscaling":"scale_to_zero","cli_and_api":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"container_deploy":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Upstash"},{"name":"LiteFS"},{"name":"Tigris"},{"name":"OpenRouter"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"HTTP API","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"Statsig"},{"name":"Slack","native":true},{"name":"GitHub","native":true}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"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":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"Free with usage limits","features":["1M monthly invocations","5K image transformations","300K cache reads","100K cache writes"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Included tier with usage limits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"invocations":"1M/month","image_cache_reads":"300K/month","image_cache_writes":"100K/month","image_transformations":"5K/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"Usage-based with monthly credit; additional features $10–$350/month","features":["Usage-based infrastructure billing","Team seat management","Optional add-ons for SSO, analytics, monitoring"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"1K image transformations"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go usage-based infrastructure with monthly add-ons","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact sales","features":["Custom pricing","Higher usage limits","Dedicated support"],"description":"Custom pricing and features for large deployments","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"bulk_redirects":"10,000"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Team Seats","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Preview Deployment Suffix","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"SAML Single Sign-On","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":300,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"HIPAA BAA","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":350,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Password Protection","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Flags Explorer","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Static IPs","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Web Analytics Plus","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Hobby free tier; Pro usage-based with optional monthly add-ons ($10–$350); Enterprise custom","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vercel.com/docs/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-23T13:29:15.295Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"HIPAA BAA","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | 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/ | https://vercel.com/docs/security |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | Fly.io | Vercel |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | - | ✓ |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-PR preview environments | - | ✓ |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | Dockerfile | Dockerfile |
| Runtime / language breadth | Docker containers, Node.js, Deno, and other containerized runtimes | TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Next.js |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | Horizontal | Scale-to-zero |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Geographic reach | Multi-region | Global edge |
| 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 2026-10-16T20:58:41.617Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*