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Coolify vs Railway

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Coolify

Self-hosted Heroku & Vercel.

Open sourceBootstrappedOpen source
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Railway

Infrastructure that just works.

Hosting & DeploymentPaid · $5/mo usage credit
Visit Railway
At a glance
Pricing
CoolifyOpen source
Railway$5/mo usage credit
Pricing model
CoolifyOpen source
RailwayPaid
Founded
Coolify
Railway2020
Location
CoolifyHungary
RailwaySan Francisco, USA
Bootstrapped
CoolifyYes
Railway
Open source
CoolifyYes
Railway
Category
Coolify
RailwayHosting & Deployment
Indie alternatives
Coolify0
Railway10
Founders
CoolifyAndras Bacsai
RailwayJake Cooper

Key differences

  • Funding

    Coolify is bootstrapped / open source; Railway is venture-backed.

  • Open source

    Coolify is open source; Railway is closed source.

  • Indie alternatives

    Coolify has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Railway has 10.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

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