AWS ECS (Fargate)
Amazon Web Services
Managed containers · Fargate serverless · AWS native
- Fargate on-demand$0/mo, then $29.55 per vCPU-month
- Fargate Spot$0/mo, then $9 per vCPU-month
$36/mo
at 4 vCPU-months
AWS ECS (Fargate) pricing detailsCompute & Storage · plans & pricing
Container & App Hosting Providers
Compare container hosting — Fly.io, Render, Railway and AWS ECS (Fargate) pricing for web services, workers and always-on apps.
4 providers · USD monthly pricing · ordered by popularity
Top 3 container hosting providers
Container platforms run long-lived apps, APIs and background workers from a Dockerfile or Git repo. You pay for instance size, running time and bandwidth.
Render
Render
Git deploys · Managed Postgres · Background workers
- Hobby$0/mo, then $7 per instance
- Professional$19/mo, then $7 per instance
- Organization$29/mo, then $7 per instance
$21/mo
at 3 instances
Render pricing detailsRailway
Railway
Usage-based · Instant deploys · Templates
- Free$0/mo
- Hobby$5/mo, 0.25 vCPU-months included, then $20 per vCPU-month
- Pro$20/mo, 1 vCPU-months included, then $20 per vCPU-month
- EnterpriseCustom quote
$40/mo
at 2 vCPU-months
Railway pricing detailsHow much will you use?
Relative to each provider's typical workload
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0.1×0.25×0.5×1×2×5×10×
Providers bill in different units, so usage is never converted between them. Each estimate scales that provider's own typical workload, shown under its price. Estimates exclude taxes and optional add-ons.
Compare the full directory
Container Hosting providers
| AWS ECS (Fargate)Amazon Web Services | Managed containers · Fargate serverless · AWS native | None | $36/moat 4 vCPU-monthsPricing details |
| RenderRender | Git deploys · Managed Postgres · Background workers | Free web services | $21/moat 3 instancesPricing details |
| RailwayRailway | Usage-based · Instant deploys · Templates | Trial credits | $40/moat 2 vCPU-monthsPricing details |
| Fly.ioFly.io | Global VMs · Postgres | Pay as you go | $30/moat 1,500 GB bandwidthPricing details |
AWS ECS (Fargate)Amazon Web Services
- Capabilities
- Managed containers · Fargate serverless · AWS native
- Free tier
- None
- Monthly estimate
- $36/moat 4 vCPU-monthsPricing details
RenderRender
- Capabilities
- Git deploys · Managed Postgres · Background workers
- Free tier
- Free web services
- Monthly estimate
- $21/moat 3 instancesPricing details
RailwayRailway
- Capabilities
- Usage-based · Instant deploys · Templates
- Free tier
- Trial credits
- Monthly estimate
- $40/moat 2 vCPU-monthsPricing details
Fly.ioFly.io
- Capabilities
- Global VMs · Postgres
- Free tier
- Pay as you go
- Monthly estimate
- $30/moat 1,500 GB bandwidthPricing details
The buying guide
How to choose container hosting
- Instance and vCPU pricing
- Global regions
- Managed databases alongside
- Deploy workflow and previews
Container Hosting pricing questions
Which container hosting providers are most popular?
AWS ECS (Fargate), Render, Railway are the most widely used providers in this list. The directory is ordered by popularity by default; sort by price or name to change it.
What is the cheapest option at typical usage?
At each provider's typical usage, Render has the lowest estimate in this list at $21/mo. Estimates use tracked plans and exclude taxes and add-ons.
How many container hosting providers are compared?
4 providers are tracked on this page, each with a dedicated pricing page.