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DigitalOcean App Platform vs Railway

Same estimated price: Est. $5/mo.

$60/year each.

DigitalOcean App Platform logo: Git-based PaaS to build, deploy, and scale apps without managing servers.
DigitalOcean App Platform logo: Git-based PaaS to build, deploy, and scale apps without managing servers.

DigitalOcean App Platform

Est. $5/mo

Git-based PaaS to build, deploy, and scale apps without managing servers.

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Pros of DigitalOcean App Platform

  • Less ops than raw Droplets

  • Simple pricing for small apps

  • Works well with the DO ecosystem

Cons of DigitalOcean App Platform

  • Less flexible than a full VPS

  • Not as frontend-focused as Vercel

Railway logo: Hosts apps, workers, and databases from a Git repo with little config.
Railway logo: Hosts apps, workers, and databases from a Git repo with little config.

Railway

Est. $5/mo

Hosts apps, workers, and databases from a Git repo with little config.

Try it

Pros of Railway

  • A backend and a database live in one project

  • You are not writing a long infrastructure file

  • Preview environments exist for branches

Cons of Railway

  • Less control than a VM on Fly or AWS

  • Usage pricing is harder to predict than a flat VPS