code sandboxes Open Source (Apache-2.0)

Fly Machines

Hardware-virtualized microVM platform that boots custom Docker containers globally in under 300 milliseconds via REST API.

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GitHub Stars 1,719 Go
Starting Price $1.94/mo usage based
MCP Compatibility ❌ Not Listed Cloud Only

Pricing & Quota Breakdown

Pay-as-you-go billed per second: shared CPU microVMs start at ~$0.0000022/second (~$1.94/month if running 24/7). Stopped machines pay only for attached NVMe disk storage ($0.15/GB/mo).

Developer Free

$0 / month
Billed per credit
  • ✓ Community support
  • ✓ Standard rate limits
  • ✓ Core API access

Pro Tier

$1.94 / month
Billed per credit
  • ✓ High concurrency
  • ✓ Priority routing
  • ✓ Extended limits

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