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Head-to-Head Specification Audit

freee vs Fly.io

Japanese SMBs & Freelancers · Japan

Finance & Accounting

freee

Japanese SMBs & Freelancers · Japan

Visit freee

Cloud Hosting & Edge

Fly.io

Backend & API Developers · Global

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Specification Matrix

MetricfreeeFly.io
Starting Price$26/moCustomBetter
API Rate Limit100 req/minN/A
Target CountryJapanGlobal
CategoryFinance & AccountingCloud Hosting & Edge
ComplianceAPPISOC2, GDPR
Hosting RegionsJP-Tokyo, JP-OsakaUS-East, EU-West, AP-Southeast, AF-South-ZA
Native Integrations4 listed5 listedBetter

freee — Key Specs

  • #1 cloud accounting software in Japan — 3.5M+ users
  • Full Japanese tax compliance: consumption tax, corporate tax, year-end filing
  • My Number (個人番号) management built-in
  • Seamless e-invoice (電子帳簿保存法) compliance for 2024 mandate

Fly.io — Key Specs

  • Deploy Docker containers to 30+ global regions — closest to ZA is Johannesburg (jnb)
  • Machines API launches VMs in under 300ms — ideal for per-request compute isolation
  • Fly Volumes provide persistent SSDs for stateful apps like databases and file stores
  • Free allowance covers 3 shared-CPU VMs and 3GB of persistent storage permanently

Frequently Asked Questions

What is cheaper, freee or Fly.io?+

Fly.io starts at $0/mo, which is lower than freee at $26/mo.

Which tool is better for compliance — freee or Fly.io?+

freee additionally supports APPI. Fly.io additionally supports SOC2, GDPR.

Which tool is better suited for Japan?+

freee is evaluated for Japanese SMBs & Freelancers in Japan with hosting regions: JP-Tokyo, JP-Osaka. Fly.io has hosting regions: US-East, EU-West, AP-Southeast, AF-South-ZA. For data residency in Japan, check each vendor's data processing agreements.

Data last verified: 25 June 2026

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