How much does Railway cost per month?

Trial: $5 one-time credit. Hobby: $5/month + usage ($0.000463/vCPU-minute). A 24/7 512MB container using 0.5 vCPU continuously costs ~$16/month + plan fee. No sleep mode on Hobby.

Is Railway cheaper than Heroku?

Yes — Railway is typically 40-70% cheaper than equivalent Heroku dynos with better performance (dedicated resources, no sleep). The DX is similarly smooth for developers.

Does Railway have a database service?

Yes — Railway offers PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis as add-on services billed by usage (same vCPU/RAM rates). No fixed database pricing; ideal for small-to-medium databases.

Railway App Hosting Cost Calculator

Calculate Railway.app hosting costs. Starter plan: $5 credit, then $0.000463/vCPU-minute + $0.000231/GB-minute. No sleep on Hobby ($20/month) and Pro plans.

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LTV:CAC Ratio

ARPU ($/month)

Monthly Churn %

CAC ($)

Gross Margin %

LTV

$3500

LTV:CAC

11.67

Payback

2.9 mo

Health

Healthy ✓

Benchmark: LTV:CAC ≥ 3 is healthy. Payback under 12 months is excellent. Under 1 means you lose money on each customer.

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Enter the values for the scenario you are assessing. Calculate Railway.app hosting costs. Starter plan: $5 credit, then $0.000463/vCPU-minute + $0.000231/GB-minute. No sleep on Hobby ($20/month) and Pro plans. Use the railway cost result to inform your calculation.

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