· Runtime & deploy/ Head to head

Cloudflare Workers vs Fly.io

Both are commercial runtime & deploy options with comparable terms, so the choice comes down to which model of the problem you prefer — compare the descriptions below rather than the licence.

Cloudflare Workers

Edge runtime with Durable Objects for long-lived, stateful agent sessions.

Proprietary · freemium · hosted service only · SDKs for TypeScript

Fly.io

Long-running containers close to users, without owning a Kubernetes cluster.

Proprietary · usage based · hosted service only

· Side by side/ 3 of 6 differ
Cloudflare WorkersFly.io
LicenceProprietaryProprietary
Pricingfreemiumusage based
Self-hostableNoNo
LanguagesTypeScriptAny language
Installnpm i -g wranglerbrew install flyctl
Keys requiredNoneNone
· Common questions/ FAQ

What is the difference between Cloudflare Workers and Fly.io?

Both are commercial runtime & deploy options with comparable terms, so the choice comes down to which model of the problem you prefer — compare the descriptions below rather than the licence. Cloudflare Workers: Edge runtime with Durable Objects for long-lived, stateful agent sessions. Fly.io: Long-running containers close to users, without owning a Kubernetes cluster.

Can Cloudflare Workers and Fly.io be self-hosted?

Cloudflare Workers is a hosted service only. Fly.io is a hosted service only.

Are Cloudflare Workers and Fly.io open source?

Cloudflare Workers is proprietary (freemium). Fly.io is proprietary (usage based).

Build a stack with Cloudflare WorkersAll runtime & deploy options
· For agents/ This page, machine-readable

Every page here answers to Accept: text/markdown and returns the same content at roughly a tenth the tokens. No separate site, no toggle — same URL.

curl -s -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://newagent.build/compare/cloudflare-workers-vs-fly