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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 glanceFly.ioRailway
Pricing
Pay as you go
$5/mo usage credit
Pricing model
Paid
Paid
Founded
2017
2020
Location
Chicago, USA
San Francisco, USA
Bootstrapped
Open source
Category
Hosting & Deployment
Indie alternatives
0
10
Founders
Kurt Mackey
Jake 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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