Apply.Build vs Fly.io
Fly.io excels at edge computing. Apply.Build focuses on simplicity: deploy from GitHub, get security and monitoring included, under EU jurisdiction.
| Feature | Apply.Build | Fly.io |
|---|---|---|
| WAF (filters attack requests) | ||
| Vulnerability alerts & SBOM | ||
| Request metrics | ||
| EU hosting region | ||
| EU jurisdiction (European company) | ||
| Free tier | 7-day trial | |
| GitHub auto-deploy | Via GitHub Actions | |
| HTTPS & custom domains | ||
| Predictable pricing | €5 flat per package | Usage-based |
Monthly cost with the same features
1 vCPU and 1 GiB with a WAF, dependency scanning and request metrics: Apply.Build vs Fly.io
Fly.io pricing based on a shared-cpu-1x Machine with 1 GiB memory running continuously in its lowest-priced US regions ($6.70/mo). EU regions cost more due to regional multipliers. Excludes bandwidth and storage. Add-ons needed to match Apply.Build: Cloudflare Pro ($20/mo) for a WAF, Snyk Team ($25/mo) for dependency scanning. Converted from USD at the ECB reference rate (1 EUR = 1.1298 USD). Last checked October 2026.
Simple deploys without CLI gymnastics
Fly.io deploys are driven by its CLI, flyctl, and a fly.toml config file, and deploying on every push means setting up a GitHub Actions workflow. Apply.Build connects to your GitHub repository and deploys automatically on each push — no CLI required.
Pricing you can budget for
Fly.io bills per VM-second, bandwidth, and storage separately. Costs depend on where your app runs and how much traffic it serves. This makes budgeting difficult for small teams.
Apply.Build charges a flat €5 per resource package per month. You know the cost before you deploy, and it does not change based on traffic.
Security included, not self-managed
Fly.io gives you micro-VMs and free metrics dashboards, but leaves a WAF and dependency scanning to you. Apply.Build includes an always-on WAF, continuous vulnerability scanning with SBOM, and built-in metrics and logs on every app.
EU-first, not EU-optional
Fly.io can deploy to European regions, but Fly.io is a US company, so US data-access laws such as the CLOUD Act still apply to your data. Apply.Build is operated by a Finnish company with all data hosted in Finland under EU jurisdiction. European data residency is the default, not a configuration option.
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