Railway vs Zerops

Railway bills actual CPU and memory utilization by the second, while Zerops bills the resources a service has allocated and offers a free project core tier.

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

Zerops logo Zerops

  • ZCP, an MCP server for coding agents (public preview)
  • Bring your own agent subscription, no seat fees
  • Root access and SSH inside full Linux containers
  • AMD EPYC bare metal in Prague, New York, Seattle
  • ISO 27001 certified, GDPR and DPA compliant

Price comparison

How do Railway's prices compare against Zerops?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Railway Railway
$30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Zerops Zerops
$3.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Railway Railway
$160.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
Zerops Zerops
$26.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Railway Railway
$320.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
Zerops Zerops
$52.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Railway Railway
$15.00 / mo 100 GB
Zerops Zerops
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Railway Railway
$15.00 / mo 1 TB
Zerops Zerops
$13.00 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Railway Railway
Included in plan
Zerops Zerops
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Railway Railway
$87.50 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Zerops Zerops
$18.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Railway Railway
$30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Zerops Zerops
$3.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey)

Free egress allowance

Railway Railway
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Zerops Zerops
100 GB / mo on the free plan, 3 TB / mo on the paid plan

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Railway Railway
$50.00 $0.05 / GB
Zerops Zerops
$20.00 $0.02 / GB

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Railway Railway
railway.com
Zerops Zerops
zerops.io
Headquarters
Railway Railway
United States of America
Zerops Zerops
Czechia
Founded
Railway Railway
2020
Zerops Zerops
2024
Data Center Locations
Railway Railway
4
Zerops Zerops
3
Example Customers
Railway Railway
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Zerops Zerops
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Our data for Railway was last updated on Aug. 24, 2026, and for Zerops on Aug. 25, 2026.