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Fly.io 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.

Fly.io

Run servers close to your users.

Paid · Pay as you go
Visit Fly.io
Railway

Infrastructure that just works.

Hosting & DeploymentPaid · $5/mo usage credit
Visit Railway
At a glance
Pricing
Fly.ioPay as you go
Railway$5/mo usage credit
Pricing model
Fly.ioPaid
RailwayPaid
Founded
Fly.io2017
Railway2020
Location
Fly.ioChicago, USA
RailwaySan Francisco, USA
Bootstrapped
Fly.io
Railway
Open source
Fly.io
Railway
Category
Fly.io
RailwayHosting & Deployment
Indie alternatives
Fly.io0
Railway10
Founders
Fly.ioKurt Mackey
RailwayJake Cooper

Key differences

  • Funding

    Both are venture-backed.

  • Founded

    Fly.io (2017) is 3 years older than Railway (2020).

  • Indie alternatives

    Fly.io 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.

Founder of Fly.io

  • Kurt MackeyCo-founder & CEO

Founder of Railway

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