Koyeb vs Railway
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Koyeb and Railway.
Koyeb Global serverless platform — deploy from Git or Docker | Railway Deploy anything in seconds — usage-based pricing | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.2 (311 reviews) | 4.6 (220 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | freemium | freemium |
| Best for | Developers wanting a simple global deployment platform with edge presence supporting any language | Developers and students wanting the fastest possible app deployment with databases at minimal cost |
| Pricing transparency | ||
| Intro price | $0.00/mo | $0.00/mo |
| Renewal price | $5.00/mo | $5.00/mo |
| Renewal hike | — | — |
| Renewal transparency | good | good |
| Money-back days | 0 days | 0 days |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Hosting amenities | ||
| cPanel included | ||
| WordPress 1-click | ||
| Staging environment | ||
| Daily backups | ||
| Free SSL | ||
| Free domain | ||
| Free migration | ||
| Phone support | ||
| Live chat | ✓ | |
| LiteSpeed server | ||
| Green hosting | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | United StatesGermanySingapore | United States |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tierfree ssl | free tierfree ssl |
| Visit Koyeb → | Visit Railway → | |
Koyeb
Pros
- + Deploy from Git or Docker in minutes
- + Global edge deployment
- + Free tier for small apps
Cons
- - Newer platform — smaller community than Render
- - Less WordPress-specific features
Railway
Pros
- + Deploy from GitHub in under 60 seconds
- + Usage-based — pay only for actual runtime
- + PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB one-click
Cons
- - Not for traditional cPanel-style shared hosting
- - Can surprise with usage costs at scale
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