Which is cheaper, Koyeb or Railway?

Railway is 5.8x cheaper than Koyeb. Koyeb starts at $29/mo, Railway starts at $0/mo.

Does Koyeb have a free tier?

No, Koyeb does not have a free tier.

Koyeb has moderate switching cost. Railway has moderate switching cost. Both have similar switching complexity.

Hosting

Koyeb

Serverless platform for deploying full-stack apps globally with scale-to-zero, GPU support, and managed Postgres

Switching Cost: moderate

Railway

← More affordable

Deploy apps and databases with zero config, usage-based pricing

Switching Cost: moderate

Budget-wise, Railway is clearly more affordable at roughly a 5.8x price difference.

For experimentation and testing, Railway wins with its free tier option — something Koyeb doesn't offer.

Price-conscious teams should choose Railway — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Price-conscious teams should choose Railway — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Price Difference

5.8x

Railway is cheaper by $24/mo

Free Tier

Railway

Has a free tier option