They find Fly.io the closest thing to it just works for deploying Node apps, with a small team and simple product and no heavy IAM setup.
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A score out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews, so a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product many people like.
67% Positive8%25% Negative
Easy, cheap deploys for small apps; the main downsides are past outages and hands-on database setup.
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Customer reviews (21)
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Moved from Vercel to Fly.io, cutting the monthly bill from about 40 dollars to 11, and finds it as easy to deploy as Vercel with one command.
Set up a Wireguard server on Fly.io far more easily than on a VPS, about $3-4/month with a dedicated IP.
Runs standalone Next.js builds on Fly.io and is super happy with it.
Had a spectacular experience with Fly.io: after weeks stuck on other platforms it was solved in 30 minutes, with no surprise pricing and devops handled.
Common questions about Fly.io
What do customers say about Fly.io?
Most customers find Fly.io easy to deploy to and cheap, with several running small apps on the free allowance without trouble. The main downsides are past outages and a more hands-on setup for databases and linked services. It suits small apps and developers comfortable with the terminal.
Is Fly.io worth it?
Of the 12 reviews with a clear verdict, 67% are positive, 8% mixed and 25% negative. The praise mentioned most is easy to use. The most common complaint is outages.
What do people like about Fly.io?
The praise reviewers mention most: easy to use (4 reviews), great value (2 reviews) and easy migration (1 review). For example: Set up a Wireguard server on Fly.io far more easily than on a VPS, about $3-4/month with a dedicated IP.
What are the most common complaints about Fly.io?
The complaints reviewers mention most: outages (4 reviews). For example: They run a Node.js app on Fly.io and see real downtime they trace to the provider's servers. Their own monitoring does not match Fly's status reports.
What does the signal score of 56 mean?
It's how well reviewed Fly.io is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Fly.io?
Category: Cloud platform.
Where do these Fly.io reviews come from?
21 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.
