Railway 🇺🇸
Instantly deploy and scale applications
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
What does Railway do?
Here are some of the managed services that Railway offers:
Railway's Pricing
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 |
You can find Railway's latest pricing here.
Note: These 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.
Where are Railway's data centers located?
Based on our records, Railway has at least 4 data center locations around the world:
| Slug | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|
| europe-west4 | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Amsterdam |
| asia-southeast1 | Singapore 🇸🇬 | Singapore |
| us-west1 | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Oregon |
| us-east4 | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Virginia |
Railway Alternatives
Here are some alternatives to Railway:
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.
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.
Our data for Railway was last updated on Feb. 19, 2024.