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Modal vs Railway
Compare Modal, Railway by compute, bandwidth, storage, deployment limits, regions and support.
Compute & Storage pricing calculator
These providers bill in different units. Each estimate uses its own workload; there is no same-volume price winner.
Modal
200
Railway
2
Modal
$250 / mo
Team · 200 GPU hours
Railway
$5.00 / mo
Hobby · 2 vCPU-months
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Compute & Storage overview & pricing
| Compute & Storage | Modal | Railway |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Modal | Railway |
| Billing unit | GPU hours | vCPU-months |
| Plan at selected usage | Team | Hobby |
| Monthly estimate | $250/mo | $5.00/mo |
| Workload | 200 GPU hours | 2 vCPU-months |
| Free access | $30/mo credits | Trial credits |
| Published plans | Starter, Team, Enterprise | Free, Hobby, Pro, Enterprise |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Modal
- Modal
- Railway
- Railway
Billing unit
- Modal
- GPU hours
- Railway
- vCPU-months
Plan at selected usage
- Modal
- Team
- Railway
- Hobby
Monthly estimate
- Modal
- $250/mo
- Railway
- $5.00/mo
Workload
- Modal
- 200 GPU hours
- Railway
- 2 vCPU-months
Free access
- Modal
- $30/mo credits
- Railway
- Trial credits
Published plans
- Modal
- Starter, Team, Enterprise
- Railway
- Free, Hobby, Pro, Enterprise
Prices checked
- Modal
- 2026-10-08
- Railway
- 2026-10-08
Compute & Storage monthly cost
Modal: $250Railway: $5.00
Different workloads, separate estimates
Separate application hosting, serverless requests and object storage. A GB of storage is not a GB of egress. Budget for compute duration, requests, builds and network transfer where charged, and check region and minimum-spend requirements.
Compute & Storage feature comparison
| Compute & Storage | Modal | Railway |
|---|---|---|
| Support | Access to Modal Community Slack | Not listed |
| Number of seats | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Included compute | $100 / month | Not listed |
| Included network egress | 10 TiB / month | Not listed |
| Containers | 5000 | Not listed |
| GPU concurrency | 50 | Not listed |
| Deployed apps | 1000 | Not listed |
| Log retention | 30 days | 7 days |
| Custom domains | 2 | |
| Real-time metrics | Not listed | |
| Sharing and collaboration | Not listed | |
| Secrets | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Custom images | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Instant deploys | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Cron jobs | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Deployment rollbacks | 3 versions | Not listed |
| Environment-level budgets | Not listed | |
| Distributed queue | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Distributed dict | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Region selection | 1.15 - 1.75x base prices | Not listed |
| Non-preemptible execution | 3x base prices | Not listed |
| Cloud Marketplaces | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 compliance | Not listed | |
| HIPAA compatibility | Not listed | |
| Audit logs | 48 hours | |
| Static IP proxy | Not listed | |
| RBAC | Not listed | |
| SSO | Not listed | |
| Projects | Not listed | 50 |
| Services per project | Not listed | 50 |
| CPU per service | Not listed | Up to 48 vCPU |
| RAM per service | Not listed | Up to 48 GB |
| Ephemeral disk | Not listed | 100 GB |
| Volume storage | Not listed | Up to 5 GB |
| Volumes per project | Not listed | 10 |
| Buckets per project | Not listed | 50 |
| Cron jobs per project | Not listed | 50 |
| Build image size | Not listed | 100 GB |
| Replicas per service | Not listed | Up to 6 |
| Running sandboxes per environment | Not listed | 50 |
| Default sandbox size | Not listed | 4 vCPU / 4 GB |
| Maximum sandbox size | Not listed | 8 vCPU / 8 GB |
| Idle timeout | Not listed | Up to 2 hours, or never |
| Project members | Not listed | 3 |
| Concurrent builds | Not listed | 3 |
| Build timeout | Not listed | 40 mins |
| IOPS | Not listed | 3,000 read/write operations per second |
| Class A operations | Not listed | Free |
| Class B operations | Not listed | Free |
| Bucket egress | Not listed | Free |
| Max storage | Not listed | 1 TB |
| Service domains | Not listed | 4 |
Support
- Modal
- Access to Modal Community Slack
- Railway
- Not listed
Number of seats
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Railway
- Not listed
Included compute
- Modal
- $100 / month
- Railway
- Not listed
Included network egress
- Modal
- 10 TiB / month
- Railway
- Not listed
Containers
- Modal
- 5000
- Railway
- Not listed
GPU concurrency
- Modal
- 50
- Railway
- Not listed
Deployed apps
- Modal
- 1000
- Railway
- Not listed
Log retention
- Modal
- 30 days
- Railway
- 7 days
Custom domains
- Modal
- Railway
- 2
Real-time metrics
- Modal
- Railway
- Not listed
Sharing and collaboration
- Modal
- Railway
- Not listed
Secrets
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Railway
- Not listed
Custom images
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Railway
- Not listed
Instant deploys
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Railway
- Not listed
Cron jobs
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Railway
- Not listed
Deployment rollbacks
- Modal
- 3 versions
- Railway
- Not listed
Environment-level budgets
- Modal
- Railway
- Not listed
Distributed queue
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Railway
- Not listed
Distributed dict
- Modal
- Unlimited
- Railway
- Not listed
Region selection
- Modal
- 1.15 - 1.75x base prices
- Railway
- Not listed
Non-preemptible execution
- Modal
- 3x base prices
- Railway
- Not listed
Cloud Marketplaces
- Modal
- Railway
- Not listed
SOC 2 compliance
- Modal
- Railway
- Not listed
HIPAA compatibility
- Modal
- Railway
- Not listed
Audit logs
- Modal
- Railway
- 48 hours
Static IP proxy
- Modal
- Railway
- Not listed
RBAC
- Modal
- Railway
- Not listed
SSO
- Modal
- Railway
- Not listed
Projects
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 50
Services per project
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 50
CPU per service
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- Up to 48 vCPU
RAM per service
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- Up to 48 GB
Ephemeral disk
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 100 GB
Volume storage
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- Up to 5 GB
Volumes per project
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 10
Buckets per project
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 50
Cron jobs per project
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 50
Build image size
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 100 GB
Replicas per service
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- Up to 6
Running sandboxes per environment
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 50
Default sandbox size
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 4 vCPU / 4 GB
Maximum sandbox size
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 8 vCPU / 8 GB
Idle timeout
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- Up to 2 hours, or never
Project members
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 3
Concurrent builds
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 3
Build timeout
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 40 mins
IOPS
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 3,000 read/write operations per second
Class A operations
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- Free
Class B operations
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- Free
Bucket egress
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- Free
Max storage
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 1 TB
Service domains
- Modal
- Not listed
- Railway
- 4
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Modal features & plan notes
- Python-native
- Scale to zero
- Fast cold starts
- $100 / month free credits
- Unlimited seats
- 5000 containers + 50 GPU concurrency
- Unlimited Scheduled Functions
- Custom domains
- Static IP proxy
- Deployment rollbacks
- Environment-level budgets
- 10 TiB / month free network egress
Railway features & plan notes
- Usage-based
- Instant deploys
- Templates
- Includes $5 of monthly usage credits
- After credits are used, you'll only be charged for extra resource usage
- Up to 48 vCPU / 48 GB RAM per service
- Up to 5 replicas, at 8 vCPU / 8 GB RAM per replica
- Up to 5 GB storage
- Single developer workspace
- Community support
- 99.9% Availability Target
- 7-Day Log History
- Global regions
How to compare compute & storage providers
Separate application hosting, serverless requests and object storage. A GB of storage is not a GB of egress. Budget for compute duration, requests, builds and network transfer where charged, and check region and minimum-spend requirements.
Browse Compute & Storage pricingModal vs Railway — FAQ
Modal: $250/month on Team at 200 GPU hours. Railway: $5.00/month on Hobby at 2 vCPU-months. Different billing units are not an equal-workload comparison. Estimates exclude unlisted add-ons and taxes.
Not as one workload. Storage, bandwidth, requests and compute are separate billing units; estimates use independent controls when those units differ.
Build minutes, CPU time, memory, requests, outbound transfer, team seats and regional charges may be outside the tracked component.
Python-native, Scale to zero, Fast cold starts. Free access: $30/mo credits. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.
Usage-based, Instant deploys, Templates. Free access: Trial credits. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.