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Best for: backends and workers with usage-based billing.

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$5/mo
Free plan or trial
Yes
Checked
Oct 18, 2026
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Overview

What's good

  • Hobby allows up to 48 vCPU and 48 GB RAM per service, and 50 projects
  • Pro is $20/month per workspace with unlimited seats and $20 of usage
  • Object storage is $0.015/GB a month with free egress

Watch out for

  • Usage beyond the included credit costs about $10/GB of RAM and $20/vCPU a month
  • Service egress is $0.05/GB, and Hobby allows only 2 custom domains

Where we compare it

Railway pricing

  • $5/month (Hobby, includes $5 of usage); usage beyond that billed per secondfrom Vercel alternatives, checked Oct 18, 2026

Prices in US dollars from Railway's own site, checked Oct 18, 2026: railway.com/pricing

Free plan

$5 one-time credit for 30 days (no card), then Free plan with $1 of usage credit/month

  • Free trial

    Railway Free Trial and Free plan

    $5 one-time credit for 30 days (no card), then Free plan with $1 of usage credit/month

    • Trial: 1 GB RAM, shared vCPU, 5 services per project
    • Free plan: 1 vCPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 500 MB volume per service
    • Unused credit lapses; trial volumes deleted 30 days after credits expire
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FAQ

How much does Railway cost?

$5/month (Hobby, includes $5 of usage); usage beyond that billed per second (checked Oct 18, 2026 on Railway's own site).

Does Railway have a free plan?

Yes: $5 one-time credit for 30 days (no card), then Free plan with $1 of usage credit/month.

What are the best alternatives to Railway?

Other VPS and app hosting options we've checked: Fly.io ($2.19/mo), Vultr ($2.50/mo), Hostinger ($2.99/mo), UpCloud ($3.50/mo). Our Railway alternatives for hosting an AI app roundup compares them in detail.

This page is built from the prices and facts we checked on each tool's own site. We haven't tested Railway hands-on.How we work