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Fly.io vs Heroku

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Fly.io

Run servers close to your users.

Paid · Pay as you go
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Heroku

The original PaaS for apps.

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At a glanceFly.ioHeroku
Pricing
Pay as you go
$5/mo
Pricing model
Paid
Paid
Founded
2017
2007
Location
Chicago, USA
Bootstrapped
Open source
Category
Hosting & Deployment
Indie alternatives
0
6
Founders
Kurt Mackey

Key differences

  • Funding

    Both are venture-backed.

  • Founded

    Heroku (2007) is 10 years older than Fly.io (2017).

  • Indie alternatives

    Fly.io has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Heroku has 6.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

Founder of Fly.io

  • Kurt MackeyCo-founder & CEO

Founder of Heroku

No founder details documented yet.

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