What's good about...

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 a 15% kickback for template authors, 25% with active support

Shadeform logo Shadeform

  • Launch instances anywhere with a single console and API
  • Leverage a multi-cloud set up, without the hassle
  • You can reserve instances in advance to ensure GPU availability
  • Free to use, zero mark-up fees

Price comparison

How do Railway's prices compare against Shadeform?

VM Small

Railway Railway
$30.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Shadeform Shadeform
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VM Medium

Railway Railway
$160.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
Shadeform Shadeform
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VM Large

Railway Railway
$320.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
Shadeform Shadeform
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Block Storage

Railway Railway
$15.00 /mo 100 GB
Shadeform Shadeform
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Object Storage

Railway Railway
$15.00 /mo 1 TB
Shadeform Shadeform
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Load Balancer

Railway Railway
Included in plan
Shadeform Shadeform
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Managed PostgreSQL

Railway Railway
$87.50 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Shadeform Shadeform
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Managed Redis®*

Railway Railway
$30.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Shadeform Shadeform
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Railway Railway
$50.00 $0.05 / GB
Shadeform Shadeform
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Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Railway Railway
railway.com
Shadeform Shadeform
shadeform.com
Headquarters
Railway Railway
United States of America US flag
Shadeform Shadeform
United States of America US flag
Founded
Railway Railway
2020
Shadeform Shadeform
2023
Data Center Locations
Railway Railway
4
Shadeform Shadeform
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Example Customers
Railway Railway
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Shadeform Shadeform
University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1

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Our data for Railway was last updated on Aug. 24, 2026, and for Shadeform on July 9, 2026.