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Fly.io costs Free to $300 per month as of March 2026. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

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+70% above list price

Fly.io true cost runs 70% above the listed $0-$300/month price as of March 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$20,400 in year-one costs vs the $12,000 base license. Key hidden costs: dedicated ipv4 address: $2/month per app — required for many production deployments but easy to overlook, persistent volume storage billed even when machines are stopped: $0.15/gb/month on provisioned capacity, volume snapshots billed separately starting january 2026 — backup strategies relying on auto-snapshots now incur charges. Verified from 4 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

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Dedicated IPv4 address: $2/month per app — required for many production deployments but easy to overlook

2

Persistent volume storage billed even when machines are stopped: $0.15/GB/month on provisioned capacity

3

Volume snapshots billed separately starting January 2026 — backup strategies relying on auto-snapshots now incur charges

4

Inter-region private network traffic: billed at machine rates starting February 2026 — multi-region architectures see higher costs

5

Outbound bandwidth at $0.02/GB (North America/Europe) — media-serving or data-sync workloads can add significant monthly charges

6

Managed Postgres storage: $0.28/GB/month on provisioned size — a 50 GB database adds ~$14/month in storage alone on top of compute

Example: True Cost for 25 Users

License (25 × $40 × 12) $12,000/yr
Implementation (one-time) +$15,000–$50,000
Premium Support (20%) +$2,400/yr
Training (25 × $500) +$12,500
Admin (part-time) +$15,000–$25,000/yr
Estimated Year 1 Total ~$20,400
That's roughly 1.7× the advertised license price.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What hidden costs should I budget for with Fly.io?

Beyond the license fee, budget for implementation ($5K-$100K+), training ($500-$2K per user), premium support (15-20% of license), and admin costs. Most companies see 40-60% higher total cost than the listed price.

02 Does Fly.io charge for implementation?

Fly.io doesn't include implementation in the license cost. Implementation is typically done by partners and costs range from $5,000 for basic setup to $100,000+ for enterprise deployments with customization.

03 How much does Fly.io support cost?

Basic support is included, but premium support (faster response times, 24/7 availability) typically adds 15-20% to your annual contract. This can be thousands of dollars per year for larger deployments.

04 Are there storage costs with Fly.io?

Most Fly.io plans include limited storage. Once you exceed the included amount, you'll pay overage fees which can range from $50-$500+ per month depending on data volume.

05 What add-ons cost extra with Fly.io?

Many features marketed as part of Fly.io are actually add-ons: advanced reporting, API access, integrations, and specialized modules. Each can add $10-$100+ per user per month.

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