Fly.io shared-cpu-2x vs Render 1c-2g
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The same 2 GB of memory at two platforms, so the size is identical and everything around it is not. Fly.io shared-cpu-2x takes 2 of 4 rounds against Render 1c-2g. It is also the cheaper of the two, at $13.39/mo against $25/mo.
Monthly price (lower wins)
$13.39/mo
$25/mo
Price per GB of RAM (lower wins)
$6.70/GB RAM
$12.50/GB RAM
Memory
2 GB
2 GB
vCPU
2 shared
1
Transfer included (more included is better)
none · metered per GB
not published
Build minutes included (more included is better)
not published
not published
Stops when idle (staying on wins)
always on
always on
Members covered (more members covered is better)
members not charged
members not charged
What the invoice adds
- A gigabyte of transfer$0.02 per GB vs $0.15 per GB
- Transfer includednone vs not published
- Build minutes includednot published vs not published
- A year at this price$160.68 vs $300
Fly.io, then Render, at the published rates; a rate nobody publishes is not a rate of zero.
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What moved this week
- $66/mo $62/mo
- $6.70/mo $5.70/mo
- $2.19/mo $1.94/mo
- $33/mo $31/mo
- $3.69/mo $3.19/mo
- $13.39/mo $11.39/mo
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Fly.io shared-cpu-2x or Render 1c-2g?
- Fly.io shared-cpu-2x, at $13.39/mo against $25/mo, both excluding tax and read on 1 Nov 2026. Over a year that is $160.68 against $300, before anything either platform meters on top.
- Which gives you more memory?
- Both state 2 GB, so the question is what a gigabyte costs: $6.70/GB RAM at Fly.io and $12.50/GB RAM at Render.
- Does either one stop when the app is idle?
- Fly.io shared-cpu-2x: always on. Render 1c-2g: always on.
- What does the monthly price leave out?
- Fly.io shared-cpu-2x: transfer none included and $0.02 per GB beyond it, builds not published, disk none, volumes extra, members not charged. Render 1c-2g: transfer not published included and $0.15 per GB beyond it, builds not published, disk none, volumes extra, members not charged.
Every price is one month in the provider's own currency converted to dollars, read 1 Nov 2026 from each provider's own page, excluding tax. Transfer, build minutes, disks and members are metered on top wherever a platform says so, and none of those rates is folded into the figures above. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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