Railway Review
IT & DEVELOPMENT SOFTWAREChoose Railway when a credited cloud PaaS with a published Hobby $5 floor is the job — not Render by default, and not WP Engine managed WordPress.
Starting price
$5.00/user/month
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
30 days
Best for
Teams that want a credited cloud PaaS with a published Hobby $5 floor
SoftwareGlimpse review
7.8/10
Good
- ease of use8
- it job fit9
- workflow depth8
- integrations8
- admin security7
- scalability8
Railway plans & pricing
Verified 2026-08-18 from railway.com/pricing (high confidence). Free Trial $5 credits / 30 days, no card. Free $0/mo with $1 usage credits. Hobby $5/mo including $5 credits (startingPriceMonthly 5). Pro $20/mo per workspace including $20 credits, unlimited seats. Enterprise custom. Affiliate economics excluded.
Free Trial
$0.00
Free plan
- Evaluating the product with no paid seats
Free
$0.00
Free plan
- Everything in Free Trial, plus:
- Evaluating the product with no paid seats
Hobby
$5.00
per month
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Hobby buyers
Enterprise
Custom
Contact sales
- Everything in Pro, plus:
- Organizations needing custom commercial terms
Estimate team cost
Rough monthly and annual cost for Railway based on list pricing. Confirm rates on the vendor site before buying.
- Monthly
- $0.00
- Annual
- $0.00
Railway pricing compared
| Metric | Railway | Render | Fly.io | Heroku | WP Engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5.00/user/month | $25.00/user/month | $1.94/user/month | $7.00/user/month | $30.00/user/month |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Free trial | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |