Author here. Some folks wanted the details on pricing.
Pre migration, the Terrateam AWS monthly bill was about $200/mo. With Fly.io, we're paying around $90/mo.
Pre migration, the Terrateam AWS monthly bill was about $200/mo. With Fly.io, we're paying around $90/mo.
There is a reason why they need to have this offer to attract a few flies. Personally I would stay as far away as I can from Oracle's products.
High licensing fees: Oracle is known for its high licensing fees, which can be very expensive for businesses. This can lead to a financial burden on companies, especially smaller businesses.
Poor customer support: Oracle has a reputation for poor customer support, with many users complaining about long wait times, unhelpful responses, and a lack of follow-through.
Complex software: Oracle's software can be difficult to use and understand, which can lead to delays and frustration for businesses.
Compatibility issues: Oracle's software is not always compatible with other systems and can cause problems with integration.
Poor security: Oracle has had a number of security breaches in the past, which can lead to concerns about data privacy and security.
Overall, Oracle's high costs, poor customer support, complex software, compatibility issues, and security concerns make it a risky choice for businesses.
Moreover, Oracle has a history of suing companies that it believes are using its software without proper licensing or permission. This includes sending out lawyer letters to companies that it believes are infringing on its intellectual property rights. Oracle has been criticized for its aggressive tactics, which some believe are designed to intimidate and bully companies into compliance.
I wrote this answer with the help of ChatGPT. I think the AI did learn Oracle’s bad side pretty well.
I will just add a link to an archive of the famous blog post that was thankfully deleted but that show that the reputation is not completely inaccurate: https://web.archive.org/web/20150811052336/https://blogs.ora...
2.Free tier oracle sometimes feels like you have a lower priority on the given resources, and network speed is less than on hetzner, but works fine now for a year. Wouldn't trust commercial things running on it though without a plan b
Oh and FreeBSD runs on it (i think it's under partner-images)
I also really like the dashboard much better than AWS or GCP.
Only, of course, it really, really can't, and their current offer is very much contingent on that not happening.
For anything serious you would want to run a dedicated vCPU which is several times more expensive (though still quite affordable)
$200 -> $90 a month is peanuts. But we're 100% bootstrapped and frugal.
You mentioned there was a case where stolon didn’t failover. Have you created an issue on this for GitHub?
(Have been a user and contributor of stolon; hence curious to know)
From your post you say you needed a simple service plus a Postgres instance. I think you can have that for around $50 on AWS using a small EC2 and Aurora Serverless v2 (min $40/mo)
The initial motivation to migrate was cost, but at the end of the day we're just happy with the Fly.io developer experience. It's a better fit for us.