Railway
San Francisco, CA-based cloud platform company founded in 2020. Private, Series B. Operates in cloud computing and DevOps. Serves developers and engineering teams with an all-in-one deployment platform for apps, databases, and infrastructure.
Pricing Change History
6 changesRailway added a new 'Sandboxes & VMs' product: usage-billed Linux VMs for agents/builds (~$50/GB-month memory, ~$50/vCPU-month CPU, $0.05/GB egress), with tiered sandbox capacity limits across all plans.
Pro plan's Volumes per project limit increased from 10 (can be increased) to 20 (can be increased); Free, Hobby, and Enterprise values unchanged New Railway Agent AI addon introduced with default monthly spend limits: $5 (Hobby), $20 (Pro), Custom (Enterprise)
Quarterly roll-up · includes May 25 weekly, Apr 6 weekly
Availability Target SLAs added to all paid plan cards: 99.9% for Hobby, 99.99% for Pro, and 99.999% for Enterprise.
Volumes per project limit for the Pro plan increased from 10 to 20 (can be increased), doubling the volume allocation.
Higher Resource Limits feature (48vCPU/48GB RAM per replica) moved from $2,000 to $5,000 minimum monthly commitment level.
Reduced replica and compute limits across Hobby and Pro plans [Hobby replicas 6->5; Pro replicas 50->42; Pro per-replica limits 32 vCPU/32 GB->24 vCPU/24 GB]
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Ask the agentCurrent plans
Captured| Plan | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Plan | Free |
| ||
| Hobby | Plan | $5 /mo |
| Pro | Plan | $20 /seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Plan | Contact |
| Volumes (Usage) | Add-on | $0.16 per GB-month |
| Egress (Usage) | Add-on | $0.05 per GB for services |
| Object Storage (Usage) | Add-on | $0.02 per GB-month |
| Memory (Usage) | Add-on | $10.01 per GB-month |
| Sandbox Memory (Usage) | Add-on | $50 per GB-month |
| CPU (Usage) | Add-on | $20.01 per vCPU-month |
| Sandbox CPU (Usage) | Add-on | $50 per vCPU-month |
Company Facts
How Railway compares with its peers
| Company | Entry price | Last change |
|---|---|---|
V Vercel | $20 /mo | Oct 26, 2026 |
H Heroku | $5 /mo | Jul 3, 2026 |
R Render | $25 /mo | Oct 26, 2026 |
D Digital.ai | Contact | — |
A Aws | $0.32 subscription | Jan 11, 2026 |
Railway pricing FAQ
- How much does Railway cost?
- Railway pricing starts at $5/mo on Hobby. Railway lists 4 plans on its pricing page; the Free plan is free.
- Does Railway have a free plan?
- Yes. Railway's Free plan is free; paid plans start at $5/mo on Hobby.
- What pricing model does Railway use?
- Railway uses subscription + usage pricing across 4 plans, with a free tier.
- When did Railway last change its pricing?
- Sep 21, 2026: Railway launches usage-billed Sandboxes & VMs for AI agents and builds.
- How often has Railway changed its pricing?
- Pulse has recorded 6 pricing changes for Railway since it started tracking on Mar 2, 2026; the pricing page was last captured on Sep 21, 2026.
- Who are Railway's pricing peers?
- Pulse compares Railway with Vercel, Heroku, Render, Digital.ai and Aws.
