Railway
8.3#1 in databases and backendFrom $5 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitRailway vs Slipway
What both publish
| Fact | Railway | Slipway |
|---|---|---|
| Networking | The platform provides public domains, private service networking, TCP proxying, custom domains, managed TLS and DDoS protections. | Projects get private networks for service-to-service communication, and public services receive HTTPS URLs. |
| Observability | Railway includes searchable logs, configurable dashboards, metrics, distributed tracing and OpenTelemetry support. | CPU, memory and request metrics are sampled every 30 seconds and retained for 30 days, while container logs are searchable across the organization. |
| Scaling | Services can scale vertically, horizontally with replicas and across four global regions. | Services can use multiple replicas or scale to zero while idle; metering stops while a service sleeps. |
Railway plans
- FreeFree
- TrialFree
- Hobby$5 a month
- Pro$20 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Slipway plans
- FreeFree
- Hobby$5 a month
- Pro$20 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Railway if…
Railway suits developers and teams deploying services from repositories or Docker images who want infrastructure, databases, deployment environments and operational tools in one platform. Mobile apps may also suit users who want to manage services from iOS or Android.
Pick Slipway if…
Slipway suits developers and teams deploying applications from GitHub or GitLab who want managed runtimes, databases, and pull-request previews. Its Free plan can suit smaller or idle services, while persistent disks and manual scaling require Hobby or higher.