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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

✓Cloud HostingEst. $5/mo
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Railway logo: Hosts apps, workers, and databases from a Git repo with little config.

Railway

Railway is Est. $5/mo. Hosts apps, workers, and databases from a Git repo with little config.

What is Railway?

Railway is Est. $5/mo. Railway runs a service from a repo or a Docker image and can attach a Postgres database in the same project. It is a simpler place than AWS for a backend that Vercel is not meant to run.

Railway is a tool in the Cloud Hosting category of a tech stack.

Level

Key Features

Git deploysAttached PostgresPrivate networking

Railway Pros & Cons

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