What's good about...

Elastx logo Elastx

  • All infrastructure in Sweden with four availability zones for local disaster recovery
  • ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and ISO 14001 certified
  • 24/7 support, DDoS protection, and threat intelligence included in base pricing
  • OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
  • Hourly billing with optional 1-year and 3-year commitment discounts

Railway logo 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 Elastx's prices compare against Railway?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Elastx Elastx
$24.79 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk
Railway Railway
$30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Elastx Elastx
$120.10 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk
Railway Railway
$160.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Elastx Elastx
$240.10 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk
Railway Railway
$320.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Elastx Elastx
$26.87 / mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS)
Railway Railway
$15.55 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Elastx Elastx
$52.08 / mo 1 TB stored
Railway Railway
$15.00 / mo 1 TB ($0.015 / GB / mo)

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Elastx Elastx
$40.31 / mo v1-lb-1
Railway Railway
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Elastx Elastx
$174.16 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk
Railway Railway
$87.82 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Elastx Elastx
$174.16 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey)
Railway Railway
$30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Elastx Elastx
$52.08 1 TB external traffic
Railway Railway
$50.00 $0.05 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Elastx Elastx
$0.94/hr
Railway Railway
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Billing Options

Elastx Elastx
On-Demand
Railway Railway
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Available Models

Elastx offers 4 GPU models.

Railway Railway
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Heads 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

Company details

Website
Elastx Elastx
elastx.se
Railway Railway
railway.com
Headquarters
Elastx Elastx
Sweden
Railway Railway
United States of America
Founded
Elastx Elastx
2012
Railway Railway
2020
Data Center Locations
Elastx Elastx
4
Railway Railway
4
Example Customers
Elastx Elastx
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Railway Railway
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Our data for Elastx was last updated on April 13, 2026, and for Railway on March 26, 2026.