Fly.io Wins
Winner
Fly.io
8.0
Developers building globally distributed applications that need to run close to users with VM-level control.
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Score Comparison
Criteria
Fly.io
Surge
Overall Score
8.0
6.5
Deployment Speed & DX
8.0
8.0
Performance & Edge Network
9.0
6.0
Pricing & Free Tier
8.0
8.0
Framework Support
7.5
5.0
Integrations & Ecosystem
7.0
5.0
Pricing & Features
Specification
Fly.io
Surge
Starting Price
Free
Free
Free Tier
Pricing Model
Usage-based
Freemium
Making Your Decision
When to Choose Fly.io
Developers building globally distributed applications that need to run close to users with VM-level control.
Fly.io excels at running applications globally at the edge. If you need your app running in 30+ regions with low latency, Fly delivers what edge functions can't.
Strengths
- True global edge deployment with VMs
- Excellent for latency-sensitive apps
- Run any Docker container anywhere
- Great for distributed databases
Limitations
- Steeper learning curve
- Less polished than Vercel/Netlify for static sites
- Requires more DevOps knowledge
When to Choose Surge
Quick prototypes and simple static sites where you want to deploy with a single CLI command without any configuration.
Surge is the fastest way to get a static site online. One command and you're deployed. It's simple by design, but that simplicity limits advanced use cases.
Strengths
- Dead simple CLI deployment
- Instant publishing with one command
- Great for quick prototypes
- No account required for basic use
Limitations
- Static files only
- Limited features compared to modern platforms
- No build process
