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Apache vs Fly.io

Apache is free. Fly.io is Est. $10/mo.

$120/year for Fly.io.

Apache logo: The open-source HTTP server that still serves a lot of shared hosting and VPS sites.
Apache logo: The open-source HTTP server that still serves a lot of shared hosting and VPS sites.

Apache

Free

The open-source HTTP server that still serves a lot of shared hosting and VPS sites.

Try it

Pros of Apache

  • Available on almost every VPS and shared host

  • The config is plain text you can search

  • No account with a cloud vendor required

Cons of Apache

  • You patch and configure the server yourself

  • A default install is easy to leave too open

Fly.io logo: Runs your app in VMs you can place close to users.
Fly.io logo: Runs your app in VMs you can place close to users.

Fly.io

Est. $10/mo

Runs your app in VMs you can place close to users.

Try it

Pros of Fly.io

  • You can run a normal server process

  • Machines can sit near the users who call them

  • A small app can scale to zero

Cons of Fly.io

  • You own the Docker image and the process

  • More setup than pushing a Next.js app to Vercel