Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis
Fly.iovsRailway
Railway starts at $5/mo, 83% cheaper than Fly.io's $29/mo. Railway is rated higher at 4.6/5 vs Fly.io's 4.3/5.
Fly.iovs Railway
★ 4.3/5-0.3 vs Railway
Only in Fly.io
- ✦ Edge Deployment
- ✦ Docker Containers
- ✦ Fly Machines
✓ Free planFrom $29/mo(pricier)200K+ apps deployed users · est. 2017
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Railwayvs Fly.io
★ 4.6/5+0.3 vs Fly.io
Only in Railway
- ✦ One-Click Deploy
- ✦ GitHub Integration
- ✦ Docker Support
✓ Free planFrom $5/mo(cheaper)200K+ developers users · est. 2020
Try Railway Free →Ratings Breakdown
Fly.io
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.5/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Railway
4.6/5 avg
G2 Score4.6/5
Capterra Score4.7/5
G2 Rating4.6/5
Quick Stats
Feature Comparison
Fly.io uniquely offers Edge Deployment, Docker Containers, Fly Machines. Railway uniquely offers One-Click Deploy, GitHub Integration, Docker Support. Both share 7 features including Private Networking, Auto-scaling, CLI Tools.
Feature
Fly.io
Railway
Private Networking
✓
✓
Auto-scaling
✓
✓
CLI Tools
✓
✓
API
✓
✓
Custom Domains
✓
✓
SSL
✓
✓
Monitoring
✓
✓
Edge Deployment
✓
✗
Docker Containers
✓
✗
Fly Machines
✓
✗
Anycast Networking
✓
✗
Persistent Storage
✓
✗
Global Regions
✓
✗
PostgreSQL
✓
✗
Redis
✓
✗
One-Click Deploy
✗
✓
GitHub Integration
✗
✓
Docker Support
✗
✓
Databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis)
✗
✓
Environment Variables
✗
✓
Logs
✗
✓
Team Collaboration
✗
✓
Usage-Based Pricing
✗
✓
Total Features
15
15
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Fly.io if you need:
- ✓ Edge Deployment
- ✓ Docker Containers
- ✓ Fly Machines
- ✓ Anycast Networking
- ✓ Persistent Storage
Choose Railway if you need:
- ✓ One-Click Deploy
- ✓ GitHub Integration
- ✓ Docker Support
- ✓ Databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis)
- ✓ Environment Variables
Pricing Comparison
Railway starts at $5/mo, 83% cheaper than Fly.io's $29/mo.
Fly.io Plans
Free tier available
Hobby
Free- • 3 shared VMs
- • 3GB storage
- • 160GB bandwidth
LaunchBest Value
$29/mo- • Dedicated support
- • Compliance
Scale
Custom- • Volume discounts
- • SLA
Railway Plans
Free tier available
Trial
Free- • $5 credit
- • 500 execution hours
HobbyBest Value
$5/mo- • $5 included usage
- • 8GB RAM
Pro
$20/user/mo- • $10 included usage
- • 32GB RAM
Enterprise
Custom- • SLA
- • SSO
- • Dedicated support
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