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Fly.io vs Plesk

Cloud Infrastructure pricing comparison · 2026

Fly.io uses custom pricing, while Plesk ranges from $16.99–$62.99/month.

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Fly.io
Fly.
verified 3mo ago
$360 $19K
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Plesk
Plesk pricing starts at $16.
verified 9w ago
$360 $19K
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Pricing model unknown
Pricing model unknown
no public list price found
Web Pro Edition
$360/yr
year 1 license · flat plan price
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
Median annual
$19K/yr
Vendr · n=24
No Vendr data
Not in Vendr's deal flow
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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 19 sourced facts
14 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median · 2 review platforms
Last verified 3mo ago
Confidence Limited confidence
Sources 30 sourced facts
25 hidden-cost · 3 contract · 2 review platforms
Last verified 2mo ago
Confidence Medium 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
  • 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
5 documented
  • Annual Price Increases
    10-50% of license costs annually
    4 sources
  • Staging Server License
    $18-$50/month
    1 source
  • External Expert Costs Due to Poor Support
    5-15% of license costs
    3 sources
  • Wrong Edition Purchase — Non-Refundable
    $170-$684
    1 source
  • Staging Server License Required for Professional Use
    $18-$50/month
    1 source
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Contract terms

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

Fly.io
Plesk
Auto-renewal
Yes
Yes
Cancellation
Not publicly disclosed; users report ongoing charges after attempted cancellation with no clear cancellation path
Commitment
None stated for Pay-as-You-Go; Enterprise terms not publicly disclosed
Price escalation
No published schedule; users report unilateral feature additions with associated charges (e.g., dedicated IP added to all accounts without consent)
Annual price increases confirmed by multiple users every year since Oakley Capital acquisition of WebPros portfolio; no published schedule but users report mid-contract and renewal cost increases
Can downgrade
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What users say

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

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
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
Trustpilot
1.2out of 5 (23)
Best for
Website and server administration
Watch out
Annual price increases with no improvement in product quality or support
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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

Fly.io

Custom pricing
/month
2 plans · Free tier
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Cloud Infrastructure

Plesk

$16.99–$62.99
/month
3 plans
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Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Fly.io Plesk
Pay-as-You-Go Free /user/month $16.99 /month
Enterprise Custom $29.99 /month
Web Host Edition $62.99 /month

Cost at Scale

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

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)

Plesk

14 scenarios
$18/month ($216/year)
Solo Developer / Small Agency — Web Admin Edition
for license only, plus VPS hosting costs
$28/month ($336/year)
Growing Web Studio — Web Pro Edition
for license only, plus server costs
$50/month ($600/year)
Hosting Reseller — Web Host Edition
for license only, plus dedicated server costs
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What Users Say

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

Plesk

Trustpilot
1.2out of 5 (23)
Top complaints
  • Annual price increases with no improvement in product quality or support
  • Poor, unresponsive, and frequently contradictory customer support
  • Slow admin panel performance and outdated server optimization

Hidden Costs

Beyond the sticker price — what catches buyers off guard.

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 →

Plesk 15 hidden costs

high
Annual Price Increases 10-50% of license costs annually
medium
Staging Server License $18-$50/month
medium
External Expert Costs Due to Poor Support 5-15% of license costs
medium
Wrong Edition Purchase — Non-Refundable $170-$684
high
Staging Server License Required for Professional Use $18-$50/month
See all Plesk hidden costs →

Contract Terms

Term Fly.io Plesk
Auto-renewal Yes Yes
Cancellation Not publicly disclosed; users report ongoing charges after attempted cancellation with no clear cancellation path
Minimum commitment None stated for Pay-as-You-Go; Enterprise terms not publicly disclosed
Price escalation No published schedule; users report unilateral feature additions with associated charges (e.g., dedicated IP added to all accounts without consent) Annual price increases confirmed by multiple users every year since Oakley Capital acquisition of WebPros portfolio; no published schedule but users report mid-contract and renewal cost increases

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