Deno Deploy vs Fly.io (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Deno Deploy grades higher than Fly.io: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Deno Deploy grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. Fly.io grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Deno Deploy
Serverless hosting for JavaScript and TypeScript apps
Fly.io
Virtual machines and databases in 18 regions, billed per second
Which one is for you
Pick Deno Deploy if
- Fits if you already write Deno or TypeScript and want a small app live
- Works for experiments you can move later
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a home for something long-lived: the pricing page says Deno Deploy will be sunset in April 2027
- Watch out: Deno announced on 9 October 2026 that its team is joining Cloudflare, and Deploy runs six months before shutting down
- Not for you if you do not write JavaScript or TypeScript, as it hosts nothing else
- Tight if you stay free and need email support, which starts on Pro at $20 a month
Pick Fly.io if
- Fits if you want machines near users in several regions and are fine on the command line
- Works for apps that stop when idle and pay by the second
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as the trial is $1 for 7 days
- Not for you if you don't like a command line
- Pricey if you add a database: Managed Postgres starts at $38 a month
- Watch out: the prices quoted are for Ashburn and Secaucus, the cheapest regions, and a dedicated IPv4 is $2 a month
- Watch out: data out costs $0.02 per GB in North America and Europe and $0.12 in Africa and India
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADeno DeployFair | 2.2GPAFly.ioFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $20 a month, at the top of the ordinary range for web hosting. Builder is $200 a month, and requests past the allowance are $2 per million. | C$2.19 a month buys a 256MB machine, but the vendor's own example of a small app with Managed Postgres is about $44 a month, and Postgres starts at $38. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe free plan allows 1M requests a month, 20 GiB egress, 10 apps and 5 custom domains, which one person could live on. | CNew accounts get $1 of credit for 7 days with no card. That's a taste, not a plan. |
| Features | CRuns JS and TS apps with KV and database links, observability and local tunnels. It covers only that runtime, and the service is being wound down. | BMachines in 18 regions, launch from a repo, Managed Postgres, volumes, snapshots and free shared IPv4. The listing names no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CYou write and deploy code, so it is for developers, and the listing shows no rating or no-code route. | DNo store rating on record. The flow is built around its command line and a Dockerfile. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with database links and a few integrations on the listing. | BWeb only, with GitHub, Slack, Tigris and Upstash and a CLI. |
| Best for | JavaScript and TypeScript apps, for now | small servers in many regions, billed by the second |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Deno Deploy and Fly.io. How we grade
Price against what you get
Deno Deploy starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Fly.io starts at $2.19 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Fly.io starts $17.81 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 6 score higher than Deno Deploy for less, and 1 scores higher than Fly.io for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Deno Deploy also covers workflow automation.
- Fly.io also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Deno Deploy | Fly.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $20 per month (Pro) | $2.19 per month for the smallest Machine, pay as you go |
| Free plan | 1M requests a month, 20 GiB egress, 10 active CPU hours, 10 apps, 5 custom domains and 3 team members. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | New accounts get $1 of credit for 7 days, no card required. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Deno Land Inc. | Fly.io |
| Price read from | deno.com | fly.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Deno Deploy
- Deno Deploy will be sunset in April 2027, according to the banner on its pricing page; new projects should plan a move.
- Deno announced on October 9, 2026 that its team is joining Cloudflare, and that Deploy runs for six months before shutting down.
- Paid customers are offered migration support to Cloudflare Workers.
- Email support starts on the Pro plan, and the free plan has community support only.
Fly.io
- There is no free plan; the trial is a $1 credit that lasts 7 days or until it is used up.
- Machine prices quoted are for Ashburn and Secaucus, the lowest-priced regions, and vary by region.
- Outbound data costs $0.02 per GB in North America and Europe and $0.12 per GB in Africa and India.
- A dedicated IPv4 address is $2 a month, and a small web app with Managed Postgres is about $44 a month by the vendor's own example.
Key features
Deno Deploy
- JavaScript and TypeScript apps
- Runs apps built with Deno, Node and frameworks such as Next.js, Astro, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Remix and Fresh.
- Usage-based allowances
- Each plan includes requests, egress, active CPU hours and memory time, with overage rates such as $0.20 per GiB of egress on paid plans.
- Deno KV and database links
- A managed KV store is built in, and apps can link to Postgres or Prisma databases, with an isolated database clone for each pull request.
- Observability
- Logs, traces and metrics use OpenTelemetry, with a log streaming API on every plan and metrics history of 1 to 3 months.
- Local tunnels
- A tunnel command connects a local dev server to Deno Deploy so it can use production variables and send telemetry.
Fly.io
- Fly Machines
- Fast-booting VMs for production apps, run in 18 regions, billed by the second while running and at a lower rate when stopped.
- Launch from GitHub or the CLI
- fly launch deploys an app from a repo or folder and generates a Dockerfile for many popular frameworks when none exists.
- Managed Postgres
- A managed database service, or you can run your own datastore on Machines with attached volumes.
- Sprites
- Hardware-isolated sandboxes that start quickly, stay on and scale to zero when idle, aimed at agents and untrusted code.
- Volumes and snapshots
- Persistent volumes cost $0.15 per GB a month and snapshots $0.08 per GB, with the first 10GB of snapshots free.
- Free shared IPv4 and certificates
- Apps get a shared IPv4 address and IPv6 addresses free, and the first 10 single-hostname SSL certificates are free.
Plans
Deno Deploy
Free$0
per month
For personal use: 1M requests, 20 GiB egress, 10 apps, 1 GiB KV storage and community support.
Pro$20
per month
5M requests, 200 GiB egress, 50 apps, wildcard subdomains, 10 team members and email support.
Builder$200
per month
For Subhosting users: 25M requests, 2,000 GiB egress, 10,000 apps and 25 team members.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom limits, a 99.95% reliability SLA, an email support SLA and onboarding support.
Fly.io
Pay As You Go$2.19
per month for a 256MB Machine, billed by the second
No platform fee. 512MB is $3.69, 1GB is $6.70 and 2GB is $13.39 a month in Ashburn and Secaucus; other regions cost more.
Managed Postgres$38
per month for the Basic cluster, plus $0.28/GB storage
Managed database clusters run from $38 a month (Basic) to $1,922 a month (Performance).
Standard support$29
per month
Optional paid support. Premium is $199 a month and Enterprise starts at $2,500 a month; community support is free.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Deno Deploy or Fly.io?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Fly.io is cheaper to start with: $2.19 a month, against $20 a month for Deno Deploy. Deno Deploy starts at $20 per month (Pro), and Fly.io starts at $2.19 per month for the smallest Machine, pay as you go.
Which has a free plan, Deno Deploy or Fly.io?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Deno Deploy has a free plan. Fly.io does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.