Biggest saving fly.io
Fly.io Fly.io Pay as You Go plan From $2.02 / month $23.76
stays with you
every year
every year
$48 $24.24 a year
$24.24 you pay
$23.76 you keep
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What to use instead of DigitalOcean
Fly.io is the cheapest verified alternative to DigitalOcean: Fly.io Pay as You Go costs $24.24 a year against the $48 DigitalOcean Basic Droplet costs, so $23.76 stays in your account. 10 options below, ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Verified alternatives to DigitalOcean
10 verified · checked 6 Aug 2026Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.
Fly.io Fly.io Pay as You Go plan From $2.02 / month Cheaper than DigitalOcean northflank.com
Northflank Northflank Pay as you go plan From $2.70 / month $15.60
stays with you
every year
every year
$48 $32.40 a year
$32.40 you pay
$15.60 you keep
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Easier to cancel coolify.io
Coolify Cloud Cloud plan $5 / month Higher listed entry price
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Higher price heroku.com
Heroku Heroku Eco plan $5 / month Higher listed entry price
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Higher price cloud.laravel.com
Laravel Cloud Laravel Cloud Starter plan $5 / month + usage Higher listed entry price
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Easier to cancel railway.com
Railway Railway Hobby plan $5 / month Higher listed entry price
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Free plan netlify.com
Netlify Netlify Personal plan $9 / month Higher listed entry price
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Easier to cancel forge.laravel.com
Laravel Forge Laravel Forge Hobby plan $12 / month Higher listed entry price
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Free plan cloudflare.com
Cloudflare Cloudflare Pro plan $25 / month Higher listed entry price
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Or read our Cloudflare guide
Free plan vercel.com
Vercel Vercel Pro plan $20 / user / month Higher listed entry price
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