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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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2 products · Cloud Infrastructure
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Fly.io
Fly.
verified 5w ago
$9.0K $19K
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Plesk
Plesk pricing starts at $16.
verified 2d ago
$9.0K $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
$9.0K/yr
year 1 license · $30/seat
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 6 sourced facts
3 hidden-cost · Vendr median · 2 review platforms
Last verified 1mo ago
Confidence Limited confidence
Sources 23 sourced facts
19 hidden-cost · 3 contract · 1 review platform
Last verified 2d ago
Confidence Medium confidence
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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
3 documented
  • Per-second VM Billing
    1 source
  • Charged for Provisioned Storage
    $0.05
    1 source
  • Variable Egress Bandwidth
    1 source
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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What users say

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

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
Trustpilot
2.8out of 5 (20)
G2
4.5out of 5 (1,200)
Best for
Developers and teams deploying applications with variable workloads
Watch out
removal of the free plan
Trustpilot
1.1out of 5 (24)
Best for
Website and server administration
Watch out
Annual price increases described as excessive and harmful to SMBs
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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
Full pricing breakdown →
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Cloud Infrastructure

Plesk

$16.99–$62.99
/month
3 plans
Full pricing breakdown →

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

What Users Say

Fly.io

G2
4.5out of 5 (1,200)
Trustpilot
2.8out of 5 (20)
Top complaints
  • removal of the free plan
  • limited resources provided in the remaining free tier, which can hinder experimental projects
  • being charged for database clusters that were not actively used or successfully deployed

Plesk

Trustpilot
1.1out of 5 (24)
Top complaints
  • Annual price increases described as excessive and harmful to SMBs
  • Customer support is slow, inconsistent, and often unhelpful
  • Admin panel slowness and performance issues

Hidden Costs

Beyond the sticker price — what catches buyers off guard.

Fly.io 3 hidden costs

medium
Per-second VM Billing
medium
Charged for Provisioned Storage $0.05
medium
Variable Egress Bandwidth
See all Fly.io hidden costs →

Plesk 10 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 →

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