Managed App Platforms

Fly.io

Deploy full apps close to users across a global edge network

Free allowance / usage-based

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Heroku

The original PaaS — buildpacks, add-ons, and a mature ecosystem

From $5/mo

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Railway

Usage-based deployment platform popular for side projects and APIs

Usage-based, from $5/mo

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Render

Managed platform for web services, static sites, and background jobs

Free tier / from $7/mo

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Head-to-head comparisons

Managed App Platforms
Fly.io vs Heroku
Global edge deployment for latency Mature add-on and buildpack ecosystem
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Managed App Platforms
Fly.io vs Railway
Global edge deployment for latency Fast setup for small APIs and projects
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Managed App Platforms
Fly.io vs Render
Global edge deployment for latency Zero-config deploys from Git
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Managed App Platforms
Heroku vs Railway
Mature add-on and buildpack ecosystem Fast setup for small APIs and projects
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Managed App Platforms
Heroku vs Render
Mature add-on and buildpack ecosystem Zero-config deploys from Git
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Managed App Platforms
Railway vs Render
Fast setup for small APIs and projects Zero-config deploys from Git
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