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Railway

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Deploy anything from a GitHub repo. The simplest full-stack hosting platform.

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In a nutshell

Railway is the new Heroku — simple deployment that just works. The auto-detection, built-in databases, and usage-based pricing remove every barrier between writing code and running it in production. For side projects, startups, and small teams, it is the fastest path to deployed software.

What's great

  • Simplest deployment experience — connect repo and ship
  • Built-in databases eliminate separate hosting
  • Usage-based pricing is fair and predictable

Watch out for

  • Less infrastructure control than AWS or GCP
  • Trial credit limits serious evaluation
  • Fewer regions and edge locations than major clouds

Best for

Developers who want the simplest path from code to deployed application.

Not ideal for

Teams needing fine-grained infrastructure control or specific cloud provider features.

Pricing

Free

$5 trial credit

Starter

$5/mo (Hobby)

Pro

$20/user/mo (Pro)

Enterprise

Custom pricing

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