Railway
$60/yr
29% less than Heroku
Heroku vs Railway
Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side
The comparison in short
- Herokuno free plan
- Railwayhas a free plan
Heroku, Railway
Worth subscribing
On price, Railway wins. To start without paying, Railway has a free plan.
Side-by-side comparison
| APPLICATION | HerokuHosting | RailwayHosting |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly billing | $7/mo$7Basic Dyno | $5/mo$5Hobby |
| Per year | $84/yr | $60/yr |
| Billing model | Flat subscription | Usage-based |
| Free tier | no free tier | after a 30-day $5 trial: $1 resource credit/month, 1 project, 3 services/project, 1 vCPU and 0.5 GB RAM/service, 0.5 GB volume, 1 replica, 3-day logs, and no custom domains |
| Additional costs | Databases, add-ons, network services and support are separate. Review apps and one-off dynos also consume paid dyno time. Eco is charged as the full $5 monthly pool rather than normal per-second proration. | Usage above included credit is $10/GB-month RAM, $20/vCPU-month, $0.05/GB egress and $0.15/GB-month volume storage; Object Storage is $0.015/GB-month. Agent tokens pass through at provider cost and use a default spend cap of $5 on Hobby or $20 on Pro. |
| Can you rebuild it? | Worth subscribingclosest consolation build: one sitting | Worth subscribingclosest consolation build: one sitting |
| Free alternatives | ||
| Checked on | 10/20/2026 | 10/20/2026 |
| Buy on the official site | Buy View app page | Buy View app page |
The free plan compares up to 2 apps. Pro compares up to 4. See plans →
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Prices from each app’s latest check; confirm on the official site before buying.