CloudflarevsFly.io

Platform

Platform52

Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

Mobile

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Security

Integrations

CloudflareFly.io

Signals Comparison

Support

Cloudflare

Customer support virtually nonexistent for free/Pro users(9/10)
Email verification system broken - blocks account access(8/10)

Fly.io

Support tickets go weeks without response(6/10)

Reliability

Cloudflare

Account suspensions without notice or explanation(10/10)
Major outages take down large portions of internet(9/10)
Website slowdown during Cloudflare analysis(6/10)
DNS and caching issues require manual fixes(6/10)

Fly.io

Frequent reliability and uptime issues(9/10)
Postgres database outages and crashes(9/10)
Deployment failures and hangs(7/10)
Infrastructure changes break deployments(8/10)
Apps and databases deleted without warning(10/10)

Usability

Cloudflare

CAPTCHA verification loops block legitimate users(8/10)
Steep learning curve for advanced features(6/10)
Domain registration and transfer constantly blocked(7/10)

Fly.io

No signals

Pricing

Cloudflare

Charges continue after cancellation(8/10)
Workers/KV pricing can lead to surprise bills(7/10)
Business plan required for real support - $200/month(7/10)

Fly.io

Pricing surprises and unexpected charges(8/10)
Aggressive billing with no alerts(8/10)
Free tier confusion and removal(6/10)

Security

Cloudflare

IP and DNS blocking causes access issues(7/10)

Fly.io

No signals

Customization

Cloudflare

Limited customization for advanced users(5/10)

Fly.io

Limited plug-and-play services(6/10)

Onboarding

Cloudflare

No signals

Fly.io

Steep learning curve and complexity(6/10)

Pricing Comparison

Cloudflare

Free

Users: 1 site

Storage: N/A

Limits: No phone/email support, 3 page rules only, Basic WAF, No Argo Smart Routing, No image resizing, Limited analytics

No real support, Limited features, No advanced security, No priority routing, No image optimization

Pro

$20/mo

Users: Per domain

Storage: N/A

Limits: Support still limited (slow), No phone support, No custom certificates, No advanced bot management, Argo costs extra

Support still slow, No Argo included ($5+ extra), No Load Balancing, Advanced features locked, Per-domain pricing adds up

Business

Popular

$200/mo

Users: Per domain

Storage: N/A

Limits: No SSO/SAML, No dedicated account manager, No custom contracts, No advanced DDoS analytics, Still limited vs Enterprise

$200/month per domain, Argo still extra, Load Balancing separate cost, Many features still require Enterprise

Enterprise

Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: N/A

Limits: Requires sales negotiation, Minimum commitment expected, Complex pricing structure

Starts at $3,000+/month, Custom pricing, Long-term contracts, Complex procurement

Fly.io

Hobby (Legacy Free)

Free

Users: 1 user

Storage: 3GB

Limits: Community support only, No billing alerts, Free allowances don't cap bills

No longer available for new orgs, Credit card required, Automatic charges for overages

Launch

Popular

$0/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Usage-based

Limits: No priority support, No SLA, Complex pricing to predict

IPv4 $2/month per app, Volumes $0.15/GB/month (provisioned size), All compute charged even for internal apps

Scale

$29/mo

Users: Per org

Storage: Usage-based

Limits: Usage costs can still spiral unexpectedly

All compute costs additional, IPv4 and storage costs same as Launch

Enterprise

$0/mo

Users: Custom

Storage: Custom

Limits: Must negotiate pricing, Long contract terms typical

Requires sales engagement, Likely minimum commitment

Feature Comparison

Feature	Cloudflare	Fly.io
Performance
Global CDN 300+ cities worldwide
Global edge deployment 35+ regions
Image Optimization Pro plan and above
Argo Smart Routing Additional cost on all plans
Auto-scaling
Load Balancing Additional cost
Security
DDoS Protection Included on all plans
SSL/TLS Free Universal SSL
Web Application Firewall Limited on free, better on paid
Bot Management Advanced requires Enterprise
SSO/SAML Enterprise only
Custom SSL Certificates Business and above
Infrastructure
Firecracker micro-VMs
Pricing
Per-second billing
Billing alerts Not supported
Networking
Private networking WireGuard
Custom domains
Databases
Managed Postgres Reliability issues reported
Features
Page Rules 3 free, more on paid plans
GPU support For ML workloads
Built-in queues/workers Manual setup required
Domain Registration At-cost pricing
DNS Management Fast propagation
Developer
Workers (Edge Computing) 100K free requests/day
Pages (Static Hosting) Free tier available
R2 Storage No egress fees
API Access Available on all plans
Insights
Analytics Basic free, enhanced on paid
Support
24/7 Support Business plan ($200/mo) and above only
Phone Support Enterprise only

Signals Comparison

Support

Cloudflare

Customer support virtually nonexistent for free/Pro users(9/10)
Email verification system broken - blocks account access(8/10)

Fly.io

Support tickets go weeks without response(6/10)

Reliability

Cloudflare

Account suspensions without notice or explanation(10/10)
Major outages take down large portions of internet(9/10)
Website slowdown during Cloudflare analysis(6/10)
DNS and caching issues require manual fixes(6/10)

Fly.io

Frequent reliability and uptime issues(9/10)
Postgres database outages and crashes(9/10)
Deployment failures and hangs(7/10)
Infrastructure changes break deployments(8/10)
Apps and databases deleted without warning(10/10)

Usability

Cloudflare

CAPTCHA verification loops block legitimate users(8/10)
Steep learning curve for advanced features(6/10)
Domain registration and transfer constantly blocked(7/10)

Fly.io

No signals

Pricing

Cloudflare

Charges continue after cancellation(8/10)
Workers/KV pricing can lead to surprise bills(7/10)
Business plan required for real support - $200/month(7/10)

Fly.io

Pricing surprises and unexpected charges(8/10)
Aggressive billing with no alerts(8/10)
Free tier confusion and removal(6/10)

Security

Cloudflare

IP and DNS blocking causes access issues(7/10)

Fly.io

No signals

Customization

Cloudflare

Limited customization for advanced users(5/10)

Fly.io

Limited plug-and-play services(6/10)

Onboarding

Cloudflare

No signals

Fly.io

Steep learning curve and complexity(6/10)

Pricing Comparison

Cloudflare

Free

Users: 1 site

Storage: N/A

Limits: No phone/email support, 3 page rules only, Basic WAF, No Argo Smart Routing, No image resizing, Limited analytics

No real support, Limited features, No advanced security, No priority routing, No image optimization

Pro

$20/mo

Users: Per domain

Storage: N/A

Limits: Support still limited (slow), No phone support, No custom certificates, No advanced bot management, Argo costs extra

Support still slow, No Argo included ($5+ extra), No Load Balancing, Advanced features locked, Per-domain pricing adds up

Business

Popular

$200/mo

Users: Per domain

Storage: N/A

Limits: No SSO/SAML, No dedicated account manager, No custom contracts, No advanced DDoS analytics, Still limited vs Enterprise

$200/month per domain, Argo still extra, Load Balancing separate cost, Many features still require Enterprise

Enterprise

Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: N/A

Limits: Requires sales negotiation, Minimum commitment expected, Complex pricing structure

Starts at $3,000+/month, Custom pricing, Long-term contracts, Complex procurement

Fly.io

Hobby (Legacy Free)

Free

Users: 1 user

Storage: 3GB

Limits: Community support only, No billing alerts, Free allowances don't cap bills

No longer available for new orgs, Credit card required, Automatic charges for overages

Launch

Popular

$0/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Usage-based

Limits: No priority support, No SLA, Complex pricing to predict

IPv4 $2/month per app, Volumes $0.15/GB/month (provisioned size), All compute charged even for internal apps

Scale

$29/mo

Users: Per org

Storage: Usage-based

Limits: Usage costs can still spiral unexpectedly

All compute costs additional, IPv4 and storage costs same as Launch

Enterprise

$0/mo

Users: Custom

Storage: Custom

Limits: Must negotiate pricing, Long contract terms typical

Requires sales engagement, Likely minimum commitment

Feature Comparison

Feature	Cloudflare	Fly.io
Performance
Global CDN 300+ cities worldwide
Global edge deployment 35+ regions
Image Optimization Pro plan and above
Argo Smart Routing Additional cost on all plans
Auto-scaling
Load Balancing Additional cost
Security
DDoS Protection Included on all plans
SSL/TLS Free Universal SSL
Web Application Firewall Limited on free, better on paid
Bot Management Advanced requires Enterprise
SSO/SAML Enterprise only
Custom SSL Certificates Business and above
Infrastructure
Firecracker micro-VMs
Pricing
Per-second billing
Billing alerts Not supported
Networking
Private networking WireGuard
Custom domains
Databases
Managed Postgres Reliability issues reported
Features
Page Rules 3 free, more on paid plans
GPU support For ML workloads
Built-in queues/workers Manual setup required
Domain Registration At-cost pricing
DNS Management Fast propagation
Developer
Workers (Edge Computing) 100K free requests/day
Pages (Static Hosting) Free tier available
R2 Storage No egress fees
API Access Available on all plans
Insights
Analytics Basic free, enhanced on paid
Support
24/7 Support Business plan ($200/mo) and above only
Phone Support Enterprise only