{
  "slug": "fly-io",
  "name": "Fly.io",
  "domain": "fly.io",
  "category": "hosting-deployment",
  "categoryName": "Hosting & deployment",
  "description": "Global application hosting platform built around Machines, volumes and usage-based infrastructure.",
  "directAnswer": "Stop Fly.io charges from the dashboard: destroy each app, delete remaining volumes, certificates and organizations, then use Delete Account under Account Settings if you want the account gone. It takes about 10 minutes and billing stops as resources are deleted. Refunds are considered case by case through billing@fly.io.",
  "price": "From $2.02 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 2.02,
  "planName": "Pay as You Go",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "pay-as-you-go",
      "name": "Pay as You Go",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 2.02
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "From $2.02 per month, usage and configuration-dependent",
      "sourceUrl": "https://fly.io/docs/about/pricing/"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Medium",
  "difficultyScore": 5.4,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team",
    "enterprise"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://fly.io/dashboard",
  "cancellationTime": "~10 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 600,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Delete applications",
        "body": "Destroy each app with the dashboard or the documented fly apps destroy command."
      },
      {
        "title": "Remove remaining resources",
        "body": "Delete volumes, certificates, extensions and organizations that the account cleanup list identifies."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Account Settings",
        "body": "In the Fly.io dashboard, open Account and then Settings."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose Delete Account",
        "body": "Complete every listed cleanup task and confirm Delete Account."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Follow the official web flow and check every billable resource before finishing.",
      "warning": "Deleting an application destroys it. Account deletion requires all listed apps, organizations and other resources to be cleaned up first."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Fly.io considers refunds case by case for situations such as accidentally created compute or attack-driven bills. Contact billing@fly.io.",
  "pauseInfo": "Stopping a Machine does not stop all charges. Stopped Machines still incur root filesystem storage charges, and attached volumes remain billable.",
  "downgradeInfo": "New customers use pay-as-you-go. Legacy plan customers can move to pay-as-you-go but cannot return to the legacy plan.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Deleting an application destroys it. Account deletion requires all listed apps, organizations and other resources to be cleaned up first.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "Case by case"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "As resources are deleted"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "No subscription plan"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "When does Fly.io cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "As resources are deleted."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get a refund from Fly.io?",
      "answer": "Fly.io considers refunds case by case for situations such as accidentally created compute or attack-driven bills. Contact billing@fly.io."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause Fly.io instead?",
      "answer": "Stopping a Machine does not stop all charges. Stopped Machines still incur root filesystem storage charges, and attached volumes remain billable."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens to my data?",
      "answer": "Deleting an application destroys it. Account deletion requires all listed apps, organizations and other resources to be cleaned up first."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Fly.io billing",
      "url": "https://fly.io/docs/about/billing/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fly.io pricing",
      "url": "https://fly.io/docs/about/pricing/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Destroy a Fly.io app",
      "url": "https://fly.io/docs/flyctl/apps-destroy/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fly Machines overview",
      "url": "https://fly.io/docs/machines/overview/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-07",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-06",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/fly-io",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/fly-io.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/fly-io.md"
  }
}