Microsoft Azure vs Fly.io Pricing (2026)
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Microsoft Azure vs Fly.io

Cloud Infrastructure pricing comparison · 2026

Microsoft Azure uses custom pricing, while Fly.io uses custom pricing.

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2 products · Cloud Infrastructure
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Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure is the second-largest cloud infrastructure provider with approximately 25%
verified 3mo ago
$329 $19K
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Fly.io
Fly.
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$329 $19K
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Recorded annual contract medians
Microsoft median is $18K less than Fly.io · different customer contracts; not a quote
Cheapest $329
Spread 98%
Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
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no public list price found
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no public list price found
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
↓ Lowest median
Median annual
$329/yr
Vendr · n=138
Median annual
$19K/yr
Vendr · n=24
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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 18 sourced facts
13 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median · 2 review platforms
Last verified 3mo ago
Confidence Medium confidence
Sources 19 sourced facts
14 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median · 2 review platforms
Last verified 3mo ago
Confidence Limited confidence
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Plans at a glance

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
5 documented
  • Unpredictable Billing & Surprise Charges
    5-100% of license costs
    3 sources
  • CSP Subscription Lacks Cost Management Visibility
    5-50% of license costs
    1 source
  • Premium Support Costs
    $100-$300/month
    2 sources
  • Feature Gating Behind Higher Service Tiers
    $70/month
    1 source
  • Marketplace Charges Billed Separately
    5-15% of license costs
    1 source
5 documented
  • Per-second VM Billing
    1 source
  • Charged for Provisioned Storage
    $0.05
    1 source
  • Variable Egress Bandwidth
    1 source
  • Unexpected Charges on Pay-as-You-Go Accounts
    $25-$747
    4 sources
  • Paid Dedicated IP Added to Accounts Without Consent
    5-15% of license costs
    2 sources
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Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

Microsoft
Fly.io
Auto-renewal
—
Yes
Cancellation
—
Not publicly disclosed; users report ongoing charges after attempted cancellation with no clear cancellation path
Commitment
None for Pay-As-You-Go; 1 year for Azure Savings Plan; 1 or 3 years for Reserved Instances
None stated for Pay-as-You-Go; Enterprise terms not publicly disclosed
Price escalation
No published schedule found in sources; CSP agreement pricing may vary by partner
No published schedule; users report unilateral feature additions with associated charges (e.g., dedicated IP added to all accounts without consent)
Can downgrade
✓ Yes
—
Based on 4 verified sources (Vendr · TrustRadius · BBB)
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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
TrustRadius
8.4out of 5 (1,080)
Trustpilot
1.1out of 5 (18)
Best for
New users evaluating Azure before moving to paid consumption-based usage
Watch out
Unpredictable and surprise billing charges
Trustpilot
1.8out of 5 (17)
G2
4.5out of 5 (1,200)
Best for
Developers and teams deploying applications with variable workloads
Watch out
Unexpected charges on accounts believed to be on the free plan
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
Cloud Infrastructure

Microsoft Azure

Custom pricing
/month
5 plans · Free tier
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Cloud Infrastructure

Fly.io

Custom pricing
/month
2 plans · Free tier
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Microsoft Azure and Fly.io both operate in the cloud infrastructure category. This page compares their list pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Microsoft Azure Fly.io
Azure Free Trial Free /user/month Free /user/month
Pay-As-You-Go Custom Custom
Azure Reservations Custom —
Azure Savings Plan for Compute Custom —
Azure Hybrid Benefit Custom —

Cost at Scale

Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.

Microsoft Azure

7 scenarios
$12
Developer Workstation
20/month
$150
Small Business Application
300/month
$1,200
Production Web Platform
2,500/month
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Fly.io

3 scenarios
$1.94/month ($23/year)
Small hobby app or side project
$92/month ($1,104/year)
Medium production workload (2 CPU, 8GB RAM)
$558/month ($6,696/year)
Large compute-heavy workload (8 CPU, 64GB RAM)

Market Intelligence

Microsoft Azure

Median annual cost
$329
Based on
138 deals

Fly.io

Median annual cost
$18,750
Based on
24 deals

What Users Say

Microsoft Azure

Trustpilot
1.1out of 5 (18)
TrustRadius
8.4out of 10 (1,080)
Top complaints
  • Unpredictable and surprise billing charges
  • Poor customer support — meaningful help requires expensive paid support plans
  • Complex, opaque pricing that is difficult to predict

Fly.io

G2
4.5out of 5 (1,200)
Trustpilot
1.8out of 5 (17)
Top complaints
  • Unexpected charges on accounts believed to be on the free plan
  • Difficulty canceling service and stopping recurring charges
  • Platform instability causing random deployment failures and 500 errors

Hidden Costs

Beyond the sticker price — what catches buyers off guard.

Microsoft Azure 8 hidden costs

critical
Unpredictable Billing & Surprise Charges 5-100% of license costs
high
CSP Subscription Lacks Cost Management Visibility 5-50% of license costs
high
Premium Support Costs $100-$300/month
medium
Feature Gating Behind Higher Service Tiers $70/month
medium
Marketplace Charges Billed Separately 5-15% of license costs
See all Microsoft Azure hidden costs →

Fly.io 9 hidden costs

medium
Per-second VM Billing
medium
Charged for Provisioned Storage $0.05
medium
Variable Egress Bandwidth
critical
Unexpected Charges on Pay-as-You-Go Accounts $25-$747
high
Paid Dedicated IP Added to Accounts Without Consent 5-15% of license costs
See all Fly.io hidden costs →

Contract Terms

Term Microsoft Azure Fly.io
Auto-renewal — Yes
Cancellation — Not publicly disclosed; users report ongoing charges after attempted cancellation with no clear cancellation path
Minimum commitment None for Pay-As-You-Go; 1 year for Azure Savings Plan; 1 or 3 years for Reserved Instances None stated for Pay-as-You-Go; Enterprise terms not publicly disclosed
Price escalation No published schedule found in sources; CSP agreement pricing may vary by partner No published schedule; users report unilateral feature additions with associated charges (e.g., dedicated IP added to all accounts without consent)
Can downgrade Yes —

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