Railway is a deployment platform for provisioning infrastructure, working locally with that infrastructure, and deploying services to the cloud. Teams can deploy from Docker images, GitHub repositories, or local repositories. Database templates include PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis, with built-in backups; persistent volumes support up to 5 TB. Railway provides public and private networking, TCP proxying, custom domains, and managed TLS certificates. Services can scale vertically, across replicas, and across four regions. Operational tools include logs retained for up to 90 days, dashboards, distributed tracing, health checks, usage limits, alerts, and one-click rollbacks. Teams can use unlimited environments, pull-request and preview deployments, and GitHub branch deploys. Railway also offers a GraphQL API, a CLI, and mobile apps for managing services. Pricing details list a one-time $5 free credit for Trial, Hobby at $5.00 USD per month, and Pro at $20.00 USD per month. The pricing summary says there is no free plan, despite a separate listed Free plan.
Who it is for
Railway suits developers and teams deploying cloud services from repositories or Docker images. Its environments, deployment controls, observability, and enterprise security features may also suit organizations managing multiple services.
What is good
- Deploy from Docker images, GitHub, or local repositories.
- Database templates include built-in backups.
- Logs are retained for up to 90 days.
- Supports pull-request environments and one-click rollbacks.
- Mobile apps support deploying and monitoring services.
What to know first
- Pricing summary says there is no free plan.
- Hobby costs $5.00 USD per month.
- Enterprise pricing is custom and not listed.
Verdict
Railway brings deployment, infrastructure, operations tools, and database templates together in one platform. Check the plan details carefully: the pricing information lists both a Free plan and a statement that no free plan is available.
Railway plans and pricing
All plansCompared on preview environment software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $5/mo
