Fly.io vs Grafana Pricing (2026)
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Fly.io vs Grafana

Developer Tools pricing comparison · 2026

Fly.io pricing ranges from $0–$2000/month, while Grafana ranges from $0–$19/month (base) + usage. Grafana is typically 53% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

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Fly.io
Fly.
verified 27d ago
$19K $100K
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Grafana
Grafana is the leading open-source observability and visualization platform, used by thous
verified 26d ago
$19K $100K
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Verdict · Vendr median · year 1
Fly.io saves $81K vs Grafana · 25 seats
Cheapest $19K
Spread 81%
Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Support: Premium
$30K/yr
year 1 license · $99/seat
Grafana Cloud Pro
$5.7K/yr
year 1 license · $19/seat
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
↓ Lowest median
Median annual
$19K/yr
Vendr · n=24
Median annual
$100K/yr
Vendr · n=78 avg 16% negotiated
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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 1 sourced fact
Vendr median
Last verified 3w ago
Confidence High confidence
Sources 10 sourced facts
6 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform
Last verified 3w 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
No hidden costs documented
4 documented
  • Active Timeseries Pricing Complexity
    $8/1000 active timeseries
    1 source
  • Self-Hosting Infrastructure and Maintenance Costs
    10-25% of avoided SaaS costs
    2 sources
  • Enterprise Per-User Licensing Costs
    $5-$9/user/month
    2 sources
  • Annual Price Escalation Clauses
    5%
    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
No public ratings yet
Best for
Evaluating Fly.io before committing to pay-as-you-go billing
TrustRadius
8.6/5 (155)
Best for
Teams comfortable self-hosting who want full dashboard flexibility at zero cost
Watch out
Pricing complexity and unexpected cost escalation at scale
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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.
Developer Tools

Fly.io

$0–$2000
/month
4 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →
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Developer Tools

Grafana

$0–$19
/month (base) + usage
4 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →

Fly.io and Grafana both operate in the developer tools category. This page compares their list pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Fly.io Grafana
Free Trial Free /month Free /free (self-hosted)
Pay As You Go Custom Free /free
Support: Scale $29 /month $19 /$19/month base + usage-based
Support: Premium $99 /month Custom

Cost at Scale

Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.

Fly.io

5 scenarios
~$3/month
Solo Developer Side Project
~$15/month
Production Single-Region App
~$55/month
Startup App with Postgres
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Grafana

7 scenarios
$0/month
Small Startup (Free Tier)
Within free tier limits (10K series, 50 GB logs, 3 users), no charges apply
$499/month
Mid-Size Team (Pro, 50K Series)
$19 platform fee + $260 metrics (40K billable series x $6.50/1K) + $75 logs (150 GB billable x $0.50) + $120 users (15 x $8) + $25 k6
$25,000
Enterprise (Advanced, 500K Series)
+/year minimum - Volume-discounted pricing with dedicated Observability Architect, custom SLA, and Adaptive Metrics for cost optimization
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Market Intelligence

Fly.io

Median annual cost
$18,750
Based on
24 deals

Grafana

Median annual cost
$100,058
Average negotiated discount
16%
Based on
78 deals

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