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Fly.io vs Vercel

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
Visit Fly.io
Vercel

Frontend cloud for Next.js and beyond.

Hosting & DeploymentFreemium · $20/seat/mo (Pro)
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At a glance
Pricing
Fly.ioPay as you go
Vercel$20/seat/mo (Pro)
Pricing model
Fly.ioPaid
VercelFreemium
Founded
Fly.io2017
Vercel2015
Location
Fly.ioChicago, USA
VercelSan Francisco, USA
Bootstrapped
Fly.io
Vercel
Open source
Fly.io
Vercel
Category
Fly.io
VercelHosting & Deployment
Indie alternatives
Fly.io0
Vercel7
Founders
Fly.ioKurt Mackey
VercelGuillermo Rauch

Key differences

  • Funding

    Both are venture-backed.

  • Founded

    Vercel (2015) is 2 years older than Fly.io (2017).

  • Indie alternatives

    Fly.io has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Vercel has 7.

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 Vercel

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