Railway
Usage-based PaaS on self-owned global infrastructure
Railway is a US-based PaaS founded in 2020, targeting developers and teams deploying full-stack applications. It runs on self-owned hardware across US, EU, and Asia rather than reselling AWS or GCP capacity.
The platform bills by the second on actual CPU and memory utilization rather than fixed instance sizes, so idle services can cost near zero. Deployments support GitHub, Docker images, and the CLI, with managed databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis), persistent volumes, and object storage included.
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What's good about 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 a 15% kickback for template authors, 25% with active support
Railway pricing examples
Railway charges a base subscription that goes towards your usage, then bills actual CPU and memory utilization by the second.
Plans are Free ($0 / mo with $1 of monthly credit), Hobby ($5 / mo with $5 of credit), Pro ($20 / mo with $20 of credit and unlimited seats), and Enterprise (custom).
| Resource | Rate |
|---|---|
| CPU | $20 / vCPU / mo |
| Memory | $10 / GB / mo |
| Volumes | $0.15 / GB / mo |
| Object storage | $0.015 / GB / mo |
| Egress | $0.05 / GB |
Below are some example configurations and their estimated costs:
| 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 | $15.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $15.00 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | Included in plan |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $87.50 / 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 | $50.00 $0.05 / GB |
Heads up: Prices are estimates from published rates for common setups and vary by region and usage; verify with the provider before provisioning. 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 operates in the following locations:
| Country | Location | Slug |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | europe-west4-drams3a |
| Singapore | Singapore | asia-southeast1-eqsg3a |
| USA | California | us-west2 |
| USA | Virginia | us-east4-eqdc4a |
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Our data for Railway was last updated on Aug. 24, 2026.