Choose DigitalOcean App Platform if you need
- API. We haven't found it on Fly.io's website.
- Integration with GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket. We haven't found them on Fly.io's website.
At a glance
- DigitalOcean App Platform has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Fly.io.
- DigitalOcean App Platform's lowest paid plan is Paid Tier at $5 per month, starting price per container, as of October 20, 2026.
- Only DigitalOcean App Platform lists API.
- Only Fly.io lists CLI.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Both list SOC 2 and HIPAA.
- Only Fly.io lists SSO.
- Both have a public API.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Fly.io if you need
- CLI. We haven't found it on DigitalOcean App Platform's website.
- Integration with GitHub Actions, Upstash for Redis or Tigris. We haven't found them on DigitalOcean App Platform's website.
- SSO. We haven't found it on DigitalOcean App Platform's website.
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Fly.io
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Review Fly.ioThe facts
- What it does
- DigitalOcean App PlatformBuild, deploy, and scale apps quickly using a simple, fully managed solution
- Fly.ioHardware-isolated VMs that boot in under a second and run close to your users
- Free plan
- DigitalOcean App PlatformYes
- Fly.ioNot confirmed
- Pricing
- DigitalOcean App PlatformPer container, monthly
- Fly.ioNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
BothNone in common
Only DigitalOcean App Platform
- API
Only Fly.io
- CLI
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only DigitalOcean App Platform
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Docker Hub
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between DigitalOcean App Platform and Fly.io yet.
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