Railway 🇺🇸
Deploy your apps with ease
Railway is a relatively newer player in the cloud computing space, rapidly gaining traction for its unique approach to deploying web apps.
What makes Railway standout is how incredibly easy it is to get started, from deploying container based apps to setting up a managed database to scheduling cron jobs. This plus its usage-based billing model makes it a great option for launching projects and scaling them as needed without much operational overhead.
What's good about 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
Railway pricing examples
Railway combines a base subscription fee with usage-based pricing so that you can customize a plan for your needs and support requirements.
There are three plans available:
- Hobby: $5/mo
- Pro: $20/seat/mo
- Enterprise: custom pricing
In addition to that, you also pay for the actual resources you consume each month. These include:
- CPU: $20 per vCPU / mo
- Memory: $10 per GB / mo
- Network egress: $0.10 per GB used
- Persistent volumes: $0.25 per GB / mo
It’s important to note that on Railway you pay for the actual utilization (CPU and memory percentage), that means your bill may be much lower if your service is sitting idle most of the time.
Below are some example configurations and their estimated cost:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $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. You can find Railway's latest pricing here.
Which services does Railway offer
Here are some of the services that Railway offers:
Data center locations
Based on our records, Railway has at least 4 data center locations:
| Slug | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|
| europe-west4 | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Amsterdam |
| asia-southeast1 | Singapore 🇸🇬 | Singapore |
| us-west1 | USA 🇺🇸 | Oregon |
| us-east4 | USA 🇺🇸 | Virginia |
Alternatives to Railway
Here are some alternatives to Railway:
Heroku🇺🇸
Heroku is a good option if you're looking for a provider that's been around for a while, and offers a rock-solid managed database. However, Heroku can be significantly more expensive if your servers have high CPU/memory requirements.
Fly.io🇺🇸
With 30+ regions around the world, Fly.io is a great alternative to Railway if you're looking to deploy your app to even more locations.
Scaleway🇫🇷
Scaleway's Serverless Containers is a good alternative to Railway if you're looking for a European provider that offers this service.
Zeabur🇸🇬
Zeabur is container PaaS based in Singapore with a similar set of features.
Render🇺🇸
It's worth considering Render too if you're looking for a provider that offers even more managed services at a similar price point.
Vercel🇺🇸
Vercel is a solid alternative to Railway if you're looking for a platform with a focus on static sites and Next.js apps.
DigitalOcean🇺🇸
DigitalOcean is a good alternative to Railway if you're looking to deploy your app to a VPS alongside managed services.
Our data for Railway was last updated on Sept. 25, 2024.