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Instances and platforms to deploy applications. Compare the plan, not just the vendor.

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Editorial editionGeneral review: 2026-11-04Not a real-time feed

Lowest base price in the catalog$3.69 USD / monthFly.io · shared-cpu-1x 512 MB1.9× cheapervs. median $7.00Highest memory in the catalog2.15 GBDroplet Basic · 2 GiB2.1× morevs. median 1Highest allocated cpu in the catalog2 vCPULightsail · 1 GB2× morevs. median 1Build your own comparisonUp to 4 options, side by side

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Instances and platforms to deploy applications. Compare the plan, not just the vendor.

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Cloud options, sorted by Base price. General source review: 2026-11-04; see individual dates.
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01
Fly.io · shared-cpu-1x 512 MBFly.io
$3.69 (Best value)0.511No dataPaaS
02
Railway · HobbyRailway
$5.00No dataNo dataNo dataPaaS
03
Droplet Basic · 1 GiBDigitalOcean
$6.001.07126.84VPS
04
Fly.io · shared-cpu-1x 1 GBFly.io
$6.7011No dataPaaS
05
Lightsail · 1 GBAWS
$7.001240VPS
06
Render · 0.5c-512mbRender
$7.000.510.5No dataPaaS
07
Droplet Basic · 2 GiBDigitalOcean
$12.002.15153.69VPS
08
Netlify · ProNetlify
$20.00No dataNo dataNo dataPaaS
09
Vercel · ProVercel
$20.00No dataNo dataNo dataPaaS

Reference plans before taxes, add-ons or discounts. VPS and PaaS carry different responsibilities. vCPUs are not measured performance; GB and GiB keep the vendor's unit on each product page. Sources and methodology ↗

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Base price

USD / month · lower rate

  1. Fly.io · shared-cpu-1x 512 MB$3.69 (Best value)
  2. Railway · Hobby$5.00
  3. Droplet Basic · 1 GiB$6.00
  4. Fly.io · shared-cpu-1x 1 GB$6.70
  5. Lightsail · 1 GB$7.00
  6. Render · 0.5c-512mb$7.00
  7. Droplet Basic · 2 GiB$12.00
  8. Netlify · Pro$20.00
  9. Vercel · Pro$20.00
Source: vendor documentation · 2026-11-04

Memory

GB · higher value

  1. Droplet Basic · 2 GiB2.15 (Best value)
  2. Droplet Basic · 1 GiB1.07
  3. Fly.io · shared-cpu-1x 1 GB1
  4. Lightsail · 1 GB1
  5. Fly.io · shared-cpu-1x 512 MB0.51
  6. Render · 0.5c-512mb0.51
3 with no data · left out of the chart
Source: vendor documentation · 2026-11-04

Allocated CPU

vCPU · higher value

  1. Lightsail · 1 GB2 (Best value)
  2. Droplet Basic · 1 GiB1
  3. Droplet Basic · 2 GiB1
  4. Fly.io · shared-cpu-1x 1 GB1
  5. Fly.io · shared-cpu-1x 512 MB1
  6. Render · 0.5c-512mb0.5
3 with no data · left out of the chart
Source: vendor documentation · 2026-11-04

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