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Fly.io vs Render

Monthly hosting costs for typical app profiles — computed with the same recommendation engine as StackPlan stack reports. Assumes balanced budget and ops preferences unless noted.

Pricing data:Fly.io · updated Jun 2026Render · updated Jul 2026

Web app

Metric	Fly.io	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$32.10/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$5.95/mo	$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$32.10/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$190.95/mo	$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$1782.20/mo	$4399.50/mo
Services used	Fly.io · Machines · Shared CPU 1x Fly.io · Postgres · Standard	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score	87/100	88/100

Verdict: Fly.io is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

SaaS product

Metric	Fly.io	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$32.50/mo	$43.50/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$5.95/mo	$9.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$32.50/mo	$43.50/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$196.55/mo	$412.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$1841.80/mo	$4460.10/mo
Services used	Fly.io · Machines · Shared CPU 1x Fly.io · Postgres · Standard Cloudflare · Queues · Paid AWS (serverless) · EventBridge Scheduler · Free	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Render · Cron Jobs · Starter
Fit score	68/100	67/100

Verdict: Fly.io is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

E-commerce store

Metric	Fly.io	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$37.06/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$6.45/mo	$9.51/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$37.06/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$240.49/mo	$493.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$2277.52/mo	$5278.35/mo
Services used	Fly.io · Machines · Shared CPU 1x Fly.io · Postgres · Standard Fly.io · Tigris · Standard	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score	88/100	68/100

Verdict: Fly.io is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

API / backend service

Metric	Fly.io	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$32.10/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$5.95/mo	$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$32.10/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$190.95/mo	$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$1782.20/mo	$4399.50/mo
Services used	Fly.io · Machines · Shared CPU 1x Fly.io · Postgres · Standard	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score	97/100	88/100

Verdict: Fly.io is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Mobile app backend

Metric	Fly.io	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$37.06/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$6.45/mo	$9.51/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$37.06/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$240.49/mo	$493.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$2277.52/mo	$5278.35/mo
Services used	Fly.io · Machines · Shared CPU 1x Fly.io · Postgres · Standard Fly.io · Tigris · Standard	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score	98/100	68/100

Verdict: Fly.io is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Realtime / collaborative

Metric	Fly.io	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$32.10/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$5.95/mo	$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$32.10/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$190.95/mo	$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$1782.20/mo	$4399.50/mo
Services used	Fly.io · Machines · Shared CPU 1x Fly.io · Postgres · Standard	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score	98/100	85/100

Verdict: Fly.io is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Jobs & pipelines

Metric	Fly.io	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$32.50/mo	$43.50/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$5.95/mo	$9.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$32.50/mo	$43.50/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$196.55/mo	$412.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$1841.80/mo	$4460.10/mo
Services used	Fly.io · Machines · Shared CPU 1x Fly.io · Postgres · Standard Cloudflare · Queues · Paid AWS (serverless) · EventBridge Scheduler · Free	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Render · Cron Jobs · Starter
Fit score	78/100	67/100

Verdict: Fly.io is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

AI app

Metric	Fly.io	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$37.06/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$6.45/mo	$9.51/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$37.06/mo	$50.83/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$240.49/mo	$493.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$2277.52/mo	$5278.35/mo
Services used	Fly.io · Machines · Shared CPU 1x Fly.io · Postgres · Standard Fly.io · Tigris · Standard	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score	88/100	58/100

Verdict: Fly.io is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Internal tool

Metric	Fly.io	Render
Cost at 1k DAU	$32.10/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$5.95/mo	$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$32.10/mo	$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$190.95/mo	$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$1782.20/mo	$4399.50/mo
Services used	Fly.io · Machines · Shared CPU 1x Fly.io · Postgres · Standard	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score	87/100	88/100

Verdict: Fly.io is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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