Fly.io vs Divio
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Fly.io and Divio.
Fly.io Deploy Docker containers globally in 35+ cities | Divio Swiss cloud PaaS for Django, Wagtail, and Python | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.0 (215 reviews) | 4.5 (110 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | freemium | freemium |
| Best for | Developers building latency-sensitive apps who want containers running close to users globally | Python and Django development teams wanting managed PaaS with EU data residency from a Swiss specialist |
| Pricing transparency | ||
| Intro price | $0.00/mo | $0.00/mo |
| Renewal price | $0.00/mo✓ | $40.00/mo |
| Renewal hike | — | — |
| Renewal transparency | good | good |
| Money-back days | 0 days | 0 days |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Hosting amenities | ||
| cPanel included | ||
| WordPress 1-click | ||
| Staging environment | ✓ | |
| Daily backups | ✓ | |
| Free SSL | ||
| Free domain | ||
| Free migration | ||
| Phone support | ||
| Live chat | ✓ | |
| LiteSpeed server | ||
| Green hosting | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | United StatesUnited KingdomGermanyFranceNetherlandsSingapore+2 | SwitzerlandGermanyUnited States |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tierfree ssl | free tierfree ssldaily backupsstaging environmenteu gdpr |
| Visit Fly.io → | Visit Divio → | |
Fly.io
Pros
- + 35+ global cities — widest edge deployment network
- + Free monthly allowance for small apps
- + Bare metal performance in a PaaS wrapper
Cons
- - CLI-heavy — less visual than Render
- - More complex than traditional shared hosting
Divio
Pros
- + Django and Wagtail specialist
- + Swiss company — strong privacy
- + Multi-cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure
Cons
- - Python-centric — not for PHP/WordPress
- - Less known outside Django community
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