# Netlify vs Railway

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Netlify

| Attribute | Netlify | Railway |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 84.2 (64% (medium)) | 75.2 (62% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | All-in-one platform for building and deploying web applications with AI, Git, or API integration. Features global CDN, serverless functions, managed PostgreSQL database, and enterprise-grade security. | Railway is a cloud platform for deploying, scaling, and managing applications with automatic infrastructure management, built-in databases, and global deployment capabilities. It offers integrated monitoring, collaboration features, and pay-per-second usage pricing. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","regions":"global_edge","edge_cdn":true,"runtimes":"Any framework (Astro, Next.js, React, Wordpress, TanStack, etc.); Functions supp","autoscaling":"scale_to_zero","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"framework","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","regions":"multi","rollbacks":true,"autoscaling":"horizontal","cli_and_api":true,"env_secrets":true,"build_system":"dockerfile","git_push_deploy":true,"preview_deploys":true,"container_deploy":true,"managed_databases":true,"custom_domains_tls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"Astro"},{"name":"TanStack"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Wordpress"},{"name":"React"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Discord"}]` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0 forever. 300 credits/month.","features":["Deploy any framework","Deploy from AI, Git, or API","Private by default","Unlimited deploy previews","Agent Runners","Custom domains with SSL","Functions & AI models","Netlify Database","Blob storage","Firewall & Traffic Rules","Global CDN"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Deploy and host projects forever with usage limits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"300/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Personal","summary":"$9/month. 1,000 credits/month.","features":["Everything in Free","Smart secret detection","1-day observability","Priority email support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individual developers with enhanced observability and support","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"1,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/month. Unlimited members. 3,000-20,000 credits/month.","features":["Everything in Personal","Unlimited team members","Private organization repos","Shared env variables","3+ concurrent builds","30-day analytics & metrics"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Team collaboration with unlimited members and flexible credit tiers","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"3,000-20,000/month (choose tier)"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. 99.99% SLA.","features":["Everything in Pro","99.99% SLA","Enterprise network tier","High-performance builds","SSO & SCIM","Log drains","Organization management","24/7 dedicated support"],"description":"Enterprise-grade features with guaranteed uptime and dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional credits (auto-recharge)","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra concurrent builds","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra preview servers","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. From $9/month (Personal). Team plans from $20/month (Pro) with unlimited members. Usage-based credits (production deploys 15, compute 10/GB-hr, bandwidth 20/GB, web requests 2 per 10k).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.netlify.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:18:58.178Z","startingPrice":{"amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free to start; $1/month after 30-day trial with $5 credits","features":["Up to 1 vCPU per service","Up to 0.5 GB RAM per service","0.5 GB volume storage","Community support","No credit card required","Deploy a new project"],"description":"Free with 30-day trial including $5 credits; $1/month after trial","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"5 during trial, then 1","volume_storage":"0.5 GB","RAM_per_service":"0.5 GB","vCPU_per_service":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Hobby","summary":"$5/month minimum plus per-second usage charges","features":["Up to 48 vCPU per service","Up to 48 GB RAM per service","Up to 5 replicas at 8 vCPU/8 GB each","Up to 5 GB volume storage","99.9% availability SLA","7-day log history","Global regions","Community support","2 custom domains"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"$5/month minimum with $5 monthly usage credits included","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"50","replicas":"5","volume_storage":"5 GB","RAM_per_service":"48 GB","vCPU_per_service":"48"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/month minimum plus per-second usage charges","features":["Up to 1,000 vCPU per service","Up to 1 TB RAM per service","Up to 42 replicas at 24 vCPU/24 GB each","Up to 1 TB volume storage","Unlimited workspace seats","99.99% availability SLA","30-day log history","Railway Support (priority)","Concurrent global regions","20 custom domains"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"$20/month minimum with $20 monthly usage credits included","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"100","replicas":"42","volume_storage":"1 TB","RAM_per_service":"1 TB","vCPU_per_service":"1000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing for enterprise operations at scale","features":["Up to 2,400 vCPU per service","Up to 2.4 TB RAM per service","Up to 50 replicas at 48 vCPU/48 GB each","99.999% availability SLA","90-day log history","18-month audit log retention","Single Sign-On (SAML)","Role-Based Access Control","HIPAA BAAs","Dedicated VMs","Bring your own cloud option","Support SLOs"],"description":"Custom pricing for large-scale, compliance-focused deployments","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"replicas":"50","RAM_per_service":"2.4 TB","vCPU_per_service":"2400","log_retention_days":"90"}}],"summary":"From $5/month (Hobby). Free tier available. Usage-based pricing with per-second metering on top of monthly minimum spend.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://railway.app","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:21:57.553Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 9 | 5 |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (PaaS & Hosting)

| Capability | Netlify | Railway |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deploy** |  |  |
| Git-push auto-deploy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deploy arbitrary container image | - | ✓ |
| Per-PR preview environments | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Build system | Framework-native | Dockerfile |
| Runtime / language breadth | Any framework (Astro, Next.js, React, Wordpress, TanStack, etc.); Functions supp | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Autoscaling | Scale-to-zero | Horizontal |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Geographic reach | Global edge | Multi-region |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |
| **Data** |  |  |
| Bundled managed data services | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Built-in global CDN / edge | ✓ | - |
| Custom domains + automatic TLS | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Env vars & secrets management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Instant rollbacks | - | ✓ |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| CLI + deploy API | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-08-07T00:01:58.859Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*