What's good about...
Beam
- Pay-per-millisecond billing, only charged when code is running
- Sandbox snapshots for faster deployments
- Autoscaling and deployment logs built-in
- Supports custom Docker images
Railway
- Billed by the second on actual CPU and memory utilization
- App Sleeping reduces costs on low-traffic workloads
- Self-owned hardware across US, EU, and Asia
- Template directory with 25% kickback for template authors
Price comparison
How do Beam's prices compare against Railway?
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Block Storage
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Load Balancer
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Managed PostgreSQL
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Managed Redis®*
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Beam Pricing Details
Beam uses a pay-per-millisecond pricing model where you only pay when your code is running. CPU costs $0.190 per core, RAM costs $0.020 per GB, and file storage is included free of charge. There are no charges for cold starts or server spin-up time.
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
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H100Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Beam and Railway offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.beam.cloud | railway.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America |
| Founded | 2021 | 2020 |
| Data Center Locations | -- | 4 |
| Example Customers | Coke, Magellan, StratumAI, Geospy, Frase | -- |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Railway on March 26, 2026.