# Fly.io: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fly-io

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cloud hosting](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-hosting/index.md) | 0% | 26 | 0% | 2 |
| [Managed Kubernetes platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/managed-kubernetes-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Render / Fly.io / Railway: Modern Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) options" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Cloud hosting)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Fly.io, from 17 of the 25 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- qovery.com: 12
- controlplane.com: 7
- digitalocean.com: 6
- infoworld.com: 6
- dev.to: 5
- dokploy.com: 4
- github.com: 4
- mirantis.com: 4
- reddit.com: 4
- theaiops.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://qovery.com/blog/kubernetes-alternatives-small-team-ops-hours-ranked: 8
- https://infoworld.com/article/3851762/14-alternative-managed-kubernetes-platforms.html: 6
- https://controlplane.com/blog/post/best-kubernetes-management-platforms: 4
- https://dokploy.com/blog/kubernetes-alternative: 4
- https://qovery.com/blog/gke-vs-eks-without-a-platform-team-ranked: 4
- https://theaiops.com/top-10-kubernetes-management-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison: 4
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/kubernetes-platforms: 3
- https://meteorops.com/blog/how-to-choose-kubernetes-hosting-for-production: 3

## In its own words

What Fly.io's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: A global public cloud for running full-stack and AI applications. (https://fly.io/)
- For: AI agents; teams building on Fly.io (https://fly.io/)
- Price stated: Start for free, pay as you grow. (https://fly.io/pricing)
- Starting price: Start for free (https://fly.io/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Start for Free (https://fly.io/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001
- Hosting: 18+ Regions worldwide, Secaucus, Ashburn, Toronto, San Jose, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago
- Customers named: Supabase, Replicate, Builder.io, Firecrawl, Kilocode, Hatchet, Tailscale, Tigris

## What it publishes

Every page fly.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10004 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 199 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- case study: 30 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-04
- webinar or virtual event: 8 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-04
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-08-08
- report or ebook: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-13
- comparison: 60 pages, 11 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-08-22
- glossary or explainer: 42 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- news or press: 5 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-24
- Recent: 2026-09-28 glossary or explainer: Laravel hosting https://fly.io/learn/laravel-hosting
- Recent: 2026-09-28 glossary or explainer: Python hosting https://fly.io/learn/python-hosting
- Recent: 2026-09-28 glossary or explainer: Docker hosting https://fly.io/learn/docker-hosting
- Recent: 2026-09-28 glossary or explainer: Django hosting https://fly.io/learn/django-hosting
- Recent: 2026-09-17 comparison: Ephemeral vs persistent sandbox https://fly.io/learn/ephemeral-vs-persistent-sandbox
- Recent: 2026-09-14 comparison: Fly vs railway https://fly.io/learn/fly-vs-railway

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.