Pick Fly.io if
app teams who will run a first always-on shared-cpu-1x 256 MB Machine at $2.19 / month (iad) plus a 1 GB volume at $0.15, then add a second volume in the same region because Fly does not replicate disks for you.
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Our take
Pick Fly.io if app teams who will run a first always-on shared-cpu-1x 256 MB Machine at $2.19 / month (iad) plus a 1 GB volume at $0.15, then add a second volume in the same region because Fly does not replicate disks for you. Pick Railway if app teams who will stay on Free $0 during the 30-day $5-credit trial (then $1/month, 1 project, 3 services) while they ship a first GitHub service, then land on Hobby at $5
Railway
usage-metered deploy desk
Best for
Fly.io A Machine plus persistent disk you bill by the second
Railway A service you start at $0 / $1
Free plan
Fly.io $0 · standard $29 / month. Premium $199 / month. Enterprise from $2,500 / month. HIPAA package $99 / month
Railway No free plan
Lowest paid
Fly.io Network $0.02
Railway Usage (services) $0.00000386
Next step up
Fly.io Snapshots $0.08
Railway Sandboxes $0.00001929
Coding agent
Fly.io
Railway Sandboxes
Runs where
Fly.io Hosted
Railway Local; you host it
Watch out
Fly.io There is no $0 always-on Machine
Railway Free becomes $1/month after the 30-day $5-credit trial
Last checked
Fly.io 2026-10-23 · fly.io/pricing
Railway 2026-10-22 · railway.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Railway if
app teams who will stay on Free $0 during the 30-day $5-credit trial (then $1/month, 1 project, 3 services) while they ship a first GitHub service, then land on Hobby at $5 minimum / month when they need 50 projects and 48 vCPU — or Pro at $20 minimum when they need 100 projects and 30-day logs.
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