What's good about...
Netlify
- Specialized in Jamstack architectures: JS, APIs and Markup
- Extensive functionality such as forms, edge functions and analytics
- Generous free plan with 500 sites and 100 GB egress
Railway
- Super fast to deploy a container-based stack
- You pay for actual usage, may result in big savings
- Offers many deployment templates for common use cases
Price comparison
How do Netlify's prices compare against Railway?
| Example configuration |
Netlify
|
Railway
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | -- | $30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM |
| VM Medium | -- | $160.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM |
| VM Large | -- | $320.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM |
| Block Storage | -- | $25.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Load Balancer | -- | Included in plan |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $92.50 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | $30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $950.00 / mo 25M invocations (level 2 tier) | -- |
| Free egress allowance | 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan | -- |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $550.00 Billed $55 / 100 GB | $100.00 $0.1 / GB |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some managed services that Netlify and Railway offer:
| Service |
Netlify
|
Railway
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
| Managed Containers | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | |
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Serverless Cron Jobs | ||
| Serverless Functions | -- | |
| Static Sites | -- |
Company details
|
Netlify
|
Railway
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | netlify.com | railway.app |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2014 | 2020 |
| Data Center Locations | 16 | 4 |
| Example Customers | Twilio, Mattel, Google, Riot Games, Mailchimp | -- |
|
Netlify
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | netlify.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Data Center Locations | 16 |
| Example Customers | Twilio, Mattel, Google, Riot Games, Mailchimp |
|
Railway
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | railway.app |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 |
| Example Customers | -- |
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Our data for Netlify was last updated on Sept. 28, 2024, and for Railway on Sept. 25, 2024.