alt Hacker News$36/mo for 2/4/50 VPS without public IP... Ok, I get the idea that the service is for non-regular use, but I think even $0.005 per hour ($3.6/mo) of suspended state is too expensive. The same config in Hetzner is just $4.09/mo for 24/7 working VPS with public IPv4 address
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Interesting to compare with Fly's sprites: https://sprites.dev/#billing
Pricing does not make any sense. I can get a AWS EC2 t4g.small (2 vCPUs, 2 GB memory) with a 50 GB EBS SSD (gp3) for a total of $16.26/mo.
I think the comparison has to be with EC2 spot right? It feels like EC2 is the better deal, but maybe more of a pain to deal with their UI.
Currently the price is in the same ballpark as dev.exe ($20/month no suspendind) ans sprites.dev (higher for suspended butnlowe for running)
I think this is mostly true functionally, but not experientially.
A VPS gives you persistent state, but it still assumes you’re willing to manage that state. The distinction here seems less about what’s possible and more about who carries the ongoing operational burden: the user or the service.
Also many other services that are way cheaper are also charged per hour.
Hi, That is a good point actually. The suspended price has to be significantly lower than the alternative. I'll revise it.
Still, there is the advantage of simplicity not having to deal with the web console etc. Some people may enjoy this