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DigitalOcean App Platform vs Fly.io

DigitalOcean App Platform is $5/mo cheaper.

That’s $60/year. Fly.io costs 2× as much.

DigitalOcean App Platform logo: Git-based PaaS to build, deploy, and scale apps without managing servers.
DigitalOcean App Platform logo: Git-based PaaS to build, deploy, and scale apps without managing servers.

DigitalOcean App Platform

Est. $5/mo

Git-based PaaS to build, deploy, and scale apps without managing servers.

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Pros of DigitalOcean App Platform

  • Less ops than raw Droplets

  • Simple pricing for small apps

  • Works well with the DO ecosystem

Cons of DigitalOcean App Platform

  • Less flexible than a full VPS

  • Not as frontend-focused as Vercel

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