PaaS Comparison

Compare managed hosting costs across Fly.io, Railway, Render, and DigitalOcean. Great for early-stage apps that don't need full cloud infrastructure yet.

Workload

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includes DB, file uploads, and backups

High Availability

Runs 2 instances, doubling compute cost

How it works

1

Enter your workload

Input your monthly active users, requests per day, payload size, and storage. Toggle High Availability if you need redundancy.

2

Compare platforms instantly

InfraCompass estimates compute, database, storage, and bandwidth costs across all four platforms and ranks them by price.

3

Pick the right fit

The cheapest option is highlighted. Click through to any provider to read their docs and sign up.

Platforms covered

Fly.io

Global edge deployment with per-second billing. Strong choice for latency-sensitive apps.

Railway

Simple, developer-friendly deploys with a usage-based pricing model. Great for indie projects.

Render

Predictable pricing tiers, managed PostgreSQL, and a generous free tier for static sites.

DigitalOcean App Platform

Straightforward pricing on top of DigitalOcean's proven infrastructure. Good for teams already on DO.