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Fly.io vs Heroku

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
Heroku

The original PaaS for apps.

Visit Heroku
At a glance
Pricing
Fly.ioPay as you go
Heroku$5/mo
Pricing model
Fly.ioPaid
HerokuPaid
Founded
Fly.io2017
Heroku2007
Location
Fly.ioChicago, USA
Heroku
Bootstrapped
Fly.io
Heroku
Open source
Fly.io
Heroku
Category
Fly.io
HerokuHosting & Deployment
Indie alternatives
Fly.io0
Heroku6
Founders
Fly.ioKurt Mackey
Heroku

Key differences

  • Funding

    Both are venture-backed.

  • Founded

    Heroku (2007) is 10 years older than Fly.io (2017).

  • Indie alternatives

    Fly.io has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Heroku has 6.

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 Heroku

No founder details documented yet.

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