$0 / month
The recurring post-trial plan for lightweight experimentation.
- $1 of resource usage included per month
- Available after the one-time trial ends
Railway
Application services, workers, functions, cron jobs, and database containers on managed infrastructure.
Railway turns source repositories, container images, and small inline functions into running services. A project groups the application with its databases, storage, networking, and environment configuration. Railway operates the underlying infrastructure, while the project remains the unit teams deploy and manage. Automatic scaling here means vertical allocation, while serverless sleep is opt-in. Database failover and point-in-time recovery refer to Railway’s native PostgreSQL HA/PITR configurations.
Best for
Product teams that want Git- or Docker-based application deployment with databases and workers in the same project, without operating the underlying servers.
Watch out for
Railway's convenience defaults are not universal guarantees. Zero-downtime deploys depend on health checks and volume layout; backups require scheduling, and database failover/PITR require native PostgreSQL HA/PITR configuration.
- Workloads
- APIs
- Backend Services
- Background Workers
- Scheduled Jobs
- Web Applications
- Services
- Compute
- Databases
- Functions
- Object Storage
- Hosting model
- Managed
Development & Execution
Supported platform capabilities, execution environments, development technologies, deployment models, integrations, and triggers.
Runtimes
- Bun
- Custom Runtime
- Deno
- .NET Runtime
- JVM
- Node.js
Languages
- C#
- Go
- Java
- JavaScript
- Kotlin
- PHP
- Python
- Ruby
- Rust
- TypeScript
Frameworks
- Astro
- Django
- Express.js
- Fastify
- Laravel
- Next.js
- Nuxt
- Remix
- Ruby on Rails
- Spring Boot
- SvelteKit
Capabilities
- Compute Autoscaling
- Scale to Zero
- Zero-Downtime Application Deployments
- Deployment Rollbacks
- Preview Environments
- Automatic Failover
- Point-in-Time Recovery
- Automated Backups
Database support
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
Architecture
- x64
- ARM
Deployment & packaging
- Docker / OCI
- Serverless (Managed Runtime)
Integrations
- Datadog
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Redis
Triggers
- Scheduled Invocation
- HTTP Requests
- Queue Messages
Pricing
Published pricing structure, representative costs, and material billing factors.
- Free Tier
- Recurring free allowances
- Free Trial
- New users receive a one-time trial credit valid for up to 30 days.
- Commitment
- Plan fees count toward monthly resource usage
- Starting Price
- $5 / month minimum
Railway Plans
Railway plans combine monthly plan charges or credits with metered resource usage.
$5 / month minimum
For personal projects with usage included in the monthly minimum.
- $5 of resource usage included per month
- Usage beyond the included credit is billed separately
$20 / month minimum
For production teams with higher limits and included usage.
- $20 of resource usage included per month
- Usage beyond the included credit is billed separately
Railway Resource Usage Additional Usage Cost
Resource consumption is billed according to actual usage.
| Resource | Billing Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | per GB per month | $10 |
| CPU | per vCPU per month | $20 |
| Volume storage | per GB per month | $0.15 |
| Service egress | per GB | $0.05 |
| Object storage | per GB-month | $0.015 |
Free Tier
No card requiredThe Free plan includes a recurring monthly resource credit after the trial.
- Resource credit: $1 usage credit per month
Free Trial
No card requiredNew users receive a one-time trial credit valid for up to 30 days.
- Trial credit: $5 usage credit for up to 30 days
Enterprise Pricing
Custom Enterprise plans with tailored limits, support, and commercial terms are available through Railway sales.
Billing Commitment
Plan fees count toward monthly resource usage; additional usage is billed separately.
Infrastructure & Availability
Where workloads run, how deployment is scoped, and what underlying infrastructure the platform depends on.
Railway currently offers four active Railway Metal deployment regions in California, Virginia, Amsterdam, and Singapore. These are the locations where application workloads run. Railway's separate edge-networking layer can terminate and route traffic elsewhere and is not included in this deployment-region inventory.
Execution
- Single Region
- Multi Region
Deployment scope
- Regional
Geographic availability
- North America
- 2
- Europe
- 1
- Asia Pacific
- 1
Infrastructure providers
- Railway Metal
Available regions
| Location | Area | Region ID |
|---|---|---|
| US West, California Active Railway Metal deployment region. | North America | us-west2 |
| US East, Virginia Active Railway Metal deployment region. | North America | us-east4-eqdc4a |
| Europe West, Amsterdam Active Railway Metal deployment region. | Europe | europe-west4-drams3a |
| Southeast Asia, Singapore Active Railway Metal deployment region. | Asia Pacific | asia-southeast1-eqsg3a |
Availability reviewed · Availability source
Resource & Execution Limits
HTTP headers
32 KB
Per request
Request duration
15 minutes
While transferring data
Idle timeout
5 minutes
Per HTTP request
Security & Compliance
Security Controls
- Access Control
- Workspace and project roles, access groups, and scoped tokens Railway workspaces and projects
- Secrets Management
- Sealed write-only variables Railway projects
- Private Networking
- Environment-isolated WireGuard network Railway project environments
- Audit Logging
- Workspace and project administrative events 48 hours Free/Hobby; 30 days Pro; 18 months Enterprise
- Single Sign-On
- SAML Enterprise
- DDoS Protection
- Managed Layer 4 mitigation Railway public networking
- Web Application Firewall
- Under Attack Mode Railway HTTP services
Audits & Certifications
- SOC Reports
- SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 Railway managed platform
Compliance
- HIPAA
- Eligible use BAA add-on and paid spend threshold required; customer safeguards apply
FAQ
Does Railway support Kubernetes?
No. Railway is not a Kubernetes platform. You deploy applications as Railway services while Railway manages the underlying orchestration.
How does Railway pricing work?
Railway combines plan charges or monthly credits with metered resource usage. Railway has a $0 Free plan, a $5 Hobby monthly minimum, and a $20 Pro monthly minimum; usage beyond what the plan covers is billed separately.
Does Railway still have a free plan?
Yes. Railway currently has a $0 Free plan. New users receive a trial first, then the Free plan provides a recurring monthly usage credit for small workloads.
Does Railway require a credit card for the free plan?
No. Railway’s current Free plan path does not require a credit card. A card is needed when you move to paid usage or otherwise enable billable resources.
How much does Railway Postgres cost?
Railway Postgres does not have a separate database subscription price. It runs as a Railway service and is billed from the plan plus the CPU, memory, volume storage, and network resources the database consumes.
What databases does Railway support?
Railway supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB database services. Railway can deploy database services from templates or images, so operational responsibility varies by service.
Is Railway good for Docker deployments?
Yes, Docker images are a first-class Railway deployment path. Railway can deploy an image directly or build a repository into a container, while the service is then billed and operated under Railway’s normal resource model.
