Railway Pricing
Railway · Developer & Infrastructure
Modern PaaS positioned as the alternative to Heroku for developers who want git-push-to-deploy simplicity plus per-resource billing. Distinctive for its usage-based pricing (compute per GB-hour, RAM per GB-hour) versus flat dyno pricing at Heroku. Free trial credits give hobby projects room; production apps typically $20-$500/mo. YC-backed, popular with indie hackers and Series A/B startups.
In other words, Railway is worth it for developers building side projects or small production apps who want Heroku-style ease with modern pricing — deploy any GitHub repo in one click, scale to serverless functions. Hobby covers indie dev use; Pro adds team features and higher limits. Very easy setup — the whole point. Native integrations with GitHub, GitLab, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis. Downside: usage-based scaling can surprise you at scale, and lacks the enterprise features of AWS/GCP for production-critical apps.
Pricing summary
Monthly Only
Main metered limit
Next.js team? Pick Vercel. Full-stack Postgres? Supabase or Render. Enterprise-grade with all AWS features? Actual AWS.
All plans
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| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Key limit |
|---|---|---|---|
Free Trial | Free | — | one-time $5 usage credit |
HobbyEntry tier | $5 | — | includes $5 usage/mo, billed per-second above |
Pro | $20 | — | per seat, includes $20 usage/mo |
Enterprise | Custom | Custom | SLAs + compliance |
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Common questions about Railway
- How much does Railway cost in 2026?
- Does Railway have a free plan?
- How often does Railway change prices?
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- Is Railway worth it?
- Railway is worth it for developers building side projects or small production apps who want Heroku-style ease with modern pricing — deploy any GitHub repo in one click, scale to serverless functions. Hobby covers indie dev use; Pro adds team features and higher limits.
- What are the pricing tiers of Railway?
- Railway has 4 plans: Free Trial (free), Hobby ($5/mo), Pro ($20/mo), Enterprise (custom).
- Is Railway priced per user?
- No. Railway is priced hybrid, so your bill is not driven purely by seat count.
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