# CapRover vs Fly.io

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

| Attribute | CapRover | Fly.io |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 57.5 (59% (medium)) | 79 (63% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 45 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 15,142 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | CapRover is an open-source PaaS that simplifies application deployment and management on your own servers. It handles builds, container orchestration, HTTPS provisioning, and scaling without vendor lock-in. | Fly.io Sprites are dedicated virtual machines that provide hardware-isolated Linux environments for AI agents, tools, and evaluations. They feature persistent block storage that survives sleep cycles, automatic checkpointing, and support for executing untrusted code with configurable network policies. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","regions":"multi","edge_cdn":false,"runtimes":"Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application","rollbacks":false,"autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":false,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","regions":"multi","runtimes":"Docker containers, Node.js, Deno, and other containerized runtimes","cli_and_api":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Docker Compose"}]` | `[{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Upstash"},{"name":"LiteFS"},{"name":"Tigris"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://caprover.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:24:11.880Z"}` | `{"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"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 62 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.15.3","date":"2026-08-20T19:42:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.15.2","date":"2026-08-15T01:51:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.15.1","date":"2026-08-08T20:46:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.15.0","date":"2026-08-05T04:25:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.14.2","date":"2026-05-14T18:08:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v.14.1","date":"2025-11-11T08:57:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.14.0","date":"2025-06-08T21:44:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.13.3","date":"2024-12-01T23:20:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.13.2","date":"2024-11-09T17:41:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.13.1","date":"2024-10-19T18:21:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.12.0","date":"2024-08-17T19:50:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.11.1","date":"2023-09-17T04:08:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.11.0","date":"2023-08-27T20:35:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.10.1","date":"2021-10-10T17:29:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.10.0","date":"2021-09-04T05:07:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.9.0","date":"2021-02-15T22:46:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.8.2","date":"2020-11-04T00:48:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.8.1","date":"2020-11-01T14:27:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2020-08-16T19:53:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/caprover/caprover/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2020-07-03T20:18:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.9 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.3 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | CapRover | Fly.io |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | ✓ | - |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-PR preview environments | ✗ | - |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | Dockerfile | Dockerfile |
| Runtime / language breadth | Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application | Docker containers, Node.js, Deno, and other containerized runtimes |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | Horizontal | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Geographic reach | Multi-region | Multi-region |
| Hosting | Self-hosted 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:51:01.940Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*