Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis
HetznervsRailway
Hetzner starts at $4.35/mo, 13% cheaper than Railway's $5/mo. Both rated 4.6/5 by users.
Hetznervs Railway
★ 4.6/5
Only in Hetzner
- ✦ Cloud Servers
- ✦ Dedicated Servers
- ✦ Block Storage
From $4.35/mo(cheaper)500K+ customers users · est. 1997
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Railwayvs Hetzner
★ 4.6/5
Only in Railway
- ✦ One-Click Deploy
- ✦ GitHub Integration
- ✦ Docker Support
✓ Free planFrom $5/mo(pricier)200K+ developers users · est. 2020
Try Railway Free →Ratings Breakdown
Hetzner
4.6/5 avg
G2 Score4.6/5
Capterra Score4.7/5
G2 Rating4.6/5
Railway
4.6/5 avg
G2 Score4.6/5
Capterra Score4.7/5
G2 Rating4.6/5
Quick Stats
Feature Comparison
Hetzner uniquely offers Cloud Servers, Dedicated Servers, Block Storage. Railway uniquely offers One-Click Deploy, GitHub Integration, Docker Support. Both share 1 features including API.
Feature
Hetzner
Railway
API
✓
✓
Cloud Servers
✓
✗
Dedicated Servers
✓
✗
Block Storage
✓
✗
Object Storage
✓
✗
Load Balancers
✓
✗
Firewalls
✓
✗
Floating IPs
✓
✗
Private Networks
✓
✗
Snapshots
✓
✗
Backups
✓
✗
CLI
✓
✗
Terraform Provider
✓
✗
DNS Management
✓
✗
Data Centers in EU/US
✓
✗
One-Click Deploy
✗
✓
GitHub Integration
✗
✓
Docker Support
✗
✓
Databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis)
✗
✓
Environment Variables
✗
✓
Custom Domains
✗
✓
SSL
✗
✓
Auto-scaling
✗
✓
Private Networking
✗
✓
Monitoring
✗
✓
Logs
✗
✓
CLI Tools
✗
✓
Team Collaboration
✗
✓
Usage-Based Pricing
✗
✓
Total Features
15
15
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Hetzner if you need:
- ✓ Cloud Servers
- ✓ Dedicated Servers
- ✓ Block Storage
- ✓ Object Storage
- ✓ Load Balancers
Choose Railway if you need:
- ✓ One-Click Deploy
- ✓ GitHub Integration
- ✓ Docker Support
- ✓ Databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis)
- ✓ Environment Variables
Pricing Comparison
Hetzner starts at $4.35/mo, 13% cheaper than Railway's $5/mo.
Hetzner Plans
Paid plans only
CX22Best Value
$4.35/mo- • 2 vCPU
- • 4GB RAM
- • 40GB SSD
CX32
$7.69/mo- • 4 vCPU
- • 8GB RAM
- • 80GB SSD
CX42
$14.49/mo- • 8 vCPU
- • 16GB RAM
- • 160GB SSD
Dedicated
$44/mo- • Bare metal servers
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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