Fly.io vs Sevalla (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sevalla grades higher than Fly.io: 2.6 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
Fly.io grades higher on features. Sevalla grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Fly.io
Virtual machines and databases in 18 regions, billed per second
Sevalla
Usage-priced hosting for apps, databases and static sites
Which one is for you
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
Pick Sevalla if
- Fits if you want static sites free and one place for apps and databases
- Works for small projects that can live on a $5 pod
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: every service is billed on its own, so a stack can add up quickly
- Tight if you want to try it without a card, as one must be on file before anything runs
- Skip it if you need a custom domain on the cheapest pod, as the Hobby pod does not support it
- Pricey if traffic grows, with application bandwidth at $0.10 a GB
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAFly.ioFair | 2.6GPASevallaGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | BA $5 pod or database sits in the cheaper quarter, and static sites are free. Application bandwidth is $0.10 a GB and builds $0.02 a minute on top. |
| Free plan and trial | CNew accounts get $1 of credit for 7 days with no card. That's a taste, not a plan. | BStatic hosting is free for up to 100 sites, 100 GB of bandwidth and 600 build minutes. Applications and databases are paid, with $20 of credit that expires. |
| Features | 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. | CApps, databases, object storage and static sites in 25 locations. The $5 Hobby pod has no custom domains, which is a gap. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. The flow is built around its command line and a Dockerfile. | CYou size pods, wire databases and pick locations, so there is setup, and the listing shows no store rating. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with GitHub, Slack, Tigris and Upstash and a CLI. | BWeb dashboard with an MCP server for agents and a few integrations. |
| Best for | small servers in many regions, billed by the second | apps, databases and static sites on one bill |
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: Fly.io and Sevalla. How we grade
Price against what you get
Fly.io starts at $2.19 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sevalla starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Fly.io starts $2.81 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 1 scores higher than Fly.io for less, and 1 scores higher than Sevalla 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
- Fly.io also covers AI agents.
- Sevalla also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Fly.io | Sevalla | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $2.19 per month for the smallest Machine, pay as you go | $5 per month (smallest application or database pod) |
| Free plan | None | Static site hosting is free: 100 GB of bandwidth, 600 build minutes, 1 GB per site and up to 100 sites per account, subject to fair use limits. |
| Free trial | New accounts get $1 of credit for 7 days, no card required. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Fly.io | Kinsta, Inc. |
| Price read from | fly.io | sevalla.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Sevalla
- Every service is billed on its own: the cost is the sum of pods, databases, storage and bandwidth, so a stack can add up quickly.
- Bandwidth for applications is listed at $0.10 per GB, and build pods cost $0.02 per minute.
- New companies get $20 of credit that expires, and a card must be on file before any resource can be used.
- The smallest Hobby pod does not support custom domains.
Key features
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.
Sevalla
- Application hosting
- Deploy from a public or private Git repository or a Dockerfile or container image, with auto-deploys on git push and vertical and horizontal scaling.
- Managed databases
- Database hosting lists five managed database types, with private network connections and automatic daily backups.
- Object storage
- S3-compatible storage at $0.02 per GB per month, powered by Cloudflare R2, with no ingress or egress fees under a fair use policy.
- Static site hosting
- Sites are served from 260+ edge locations and deploy on git push, with a free allowance of 100 GB of bandwidth.
- 25 data center locations
- Application and database pods can be placed in any of 25 data center locations.
- MCP server for agents
- AI agents can deploy applications and databases and read logs and metrics through Sevalla's MCP connection, with scoped permissions.
Plans
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.
Sevalla
Static site hosting$0
per month
Edge delivery from 260+ locations, deploys on git push, 100 GB of bandwidth and 600 build minutes.
Application, Hobby H1$5
per month, per pod
0.3 CPU and 0.3 GB RAM. No custom domain support on this size.
Application, Standard S1$10
per month, per pod
0.5 CPU and 1 GB RAM. Larger pods run to 8 CPU and 16 GB RAM at $320 a month.
Application, Standard S2$40
per month, per pod
1 CPU and 2 GB RAM. Memory-optimized and CPU-optimized pod families are priced separately.
Database 1$5
per month, per database
0.25 CPU, 0.25 GB RAM and 1 GB of storage; the largest listed sizes go up to 16 CPU and 64 GB RAM.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fly.io or Sevalla?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Fly.io is cheaper to start with: $2.19 a month, against $5 a month for Sevalla. Fly.io starts at $2.19 per month for the smallest Machine, pay as you go, and Sevalla starts at $5 per month (smallest application or database pod).
Which has a free plan, Fly.io or Sevalla?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Sevalla 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.