Fly.io vs LogRocket
Run your app close to users, globally
vs. Session replay, product analytics, and error tracking for frontend apps
Pricing tiers
Fly.io
Pay-as-you-go
No monthly fee. Machines billed per second. Free allocations: ~3 small shared machines + 3 GB volumes.
$0 base (usage-based)
Shared CPU 1x — 256 MB
Entry VM. 1 shared vCPU, 256 MB RAM. ~$2.02/month continuously on.
$2/mo
Performance 1x — 2 GB
Dedicated 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM.
$32/mo
Reservation — Shared (1 yr)
$36/year for $5/mo credit (40% savings).
$36/mo
Shared CPU 8x — 16 GB
8 shared vCPU, 16 GB RAM.
$89/mo
Performance 16x — 128 GB
Dedicated 16 vCPU, 128 GB RAM.
$1014/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Dedicated capacity, SLA.
Custom
LogRocket
Free
1,000 sessions/month. 3 seats. 1-month retention. Basic session replay + JS error reporting.
Free
Team (low)
10k sessions/month. 5 seats. 1+ month retention.
$69/mo
Team (high)
25k sessions/month. 10 seats.
$139/mo
Professional
From $295/mo. Custom volume + retention. AI (Galileo) + MCP, Product Analytics (dashboards, funnels, heatmaps), API access 200/mo.
$295/mo
Enterprise
Custom 1M+ sessions. Unlimited seats. Self-hosted option. Custom BAA + legal + security.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing pay-as-you-go on Fly.io vs free on LogRocket.
| Metric | Fly.io | LogRocket |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Fly.io · 14 features
- Auto Stop/Start — Machines auto-stop when idle, start on request (like scale-to-zero).
- Certs — Let's Encrypt + wildcard certs managed.
- Fly GPU — A100/L40S/A10 on-demand GPU machines.
- Fly Kubernetes (FKS) — Managed Kubernetes on Fly machines.
- Fly Machines — Firecracker microVMs. Start in <1s. Run any Docker image.
- Fly Postgres — Managed Postgres via Supabase partnership (2024). Also legacy self-run Postgres …
- fly-replay headers — Route request to another region at app level.
- Fly Volumes — Persistent SSD attached to a Machine. Encrypted at rest.
- Global Anycast — Single IP routes to the closest region automatically.
- LiteFS — Distributed SQLite with primary/replica across regions.
- Private Networks — 6PN WireGuard mesh. Connect machines across regions privately.
- Secrets — Encrypted env vars propagated to all regions.
- Tigris (partner) — S3-compatible storage for Fly apps. By partner.
- Upstash Redis (partner) — Managed Redis via Upstash.
LogRocket · 14 features
- Cohort Analysis — Group users by behavior. Professional+.
- Custom Events — track() events attached to sessions.
- Frustration Signals — Auto-detect rage clicks, dead clicks, error clicks, u-turns.
- Funnels — Multi-step conversion funnels tied to session replays.
- Galileo AI — AI-summarized issues + suggested fixes. Professional+.
- Heatmaps — Click + scroll + rage click heatmaps. Professional+.
- JavaScript Error Reporting — Stack traces, source maps, user context, console + network before error.
- Network Monitoring — All XHR/fetch calls with req/res payload. PII redacted.
- Performance Monitoring — Core Web Vitals + custom metrics per session.
- Privacy Controls — Auto input sanitization + custom privacy rules.
- Product Analytics — Funnels, retention, conversion rates (Professional+).
- Session Replay — Pixel-perfect recordings with DOM + console + network + state.
- Source Map Support — Symbolicated stack traces via upload on build.
- User Identification — identify() to link sessions to user IDs + traits.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Fly.io | LogRocket |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | flyctl CLI | — |
| SDK | — | LogRocket Android, logrocket (browser), LogRocket iOS, LogRocket React, logrocket-react-native |
| REST | Machines API | LogRocket API |
| GRAPHQL | Fly GraphQL API | — |
| MCP | — | LogRocket MCP |
| OTHER | Fly Postgres (wire) | Webhooks |
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