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Railway vs RunPod
Compare Railway, RunPod 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.
Railway
2
RunPod
200
Railway
$5.00 / mo
Hobby · 2 vCPU-months
RunPod
Custom / not listed
Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 200 GPU hours
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 | Railway | RunPod |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Railway | RunPod |
| Billing unit | vCPU-months | GPU hours |
| Plan at selected usage | Hobby | Custom / unlisted usage pricing |
| Monthly estimate | $5.00/mo | Custom / not listed |
| Workload | 2 vCPU-months | 200 GPU hours |
| Free access | Trial credits | None |
| Published plans | Free, Hobby, Pro, Enterprise | Pods, Serverless, Clusters, Reserved Clusters, Enterprise Contracts |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Railway
- Railway
- RunPod
- RunPod
Billing unit
- Railway
- vCPU-months
- RunPod
- GPU hours
Plan at selected usage
- Railway
- Hobby
- RunPod
- Custom / unlisted usage pricing
Monthly estimate
- Railway
- $5.00/mo
- RunPod
- Custom / not listed
Workload
- Railway
- 2 vCPU-months
- RunPod
- 200 GPU hours
Free access
- Railway
- Trial credits
- RunPod
- None
Published plans
- Railway
- Free, Hobby, Pro, Enterprise
- RunPod
- Pods, Serverless, Clusters, Reserved Clusters, Enterprise Contracts
Prices checked
- Railway
- 2026-10-08
- RunPod
- 2026-10-08
Compute & Storage monthly cost
Railway: $5.00RunPod: Not priced
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 | Railway | RunPod |
|---|---|---|
| Projects | 50 | Not listed |
| Services per project | 50 | Not listed |
| CPU per service | Up to 48 vCPU | Not listed |
| RAM per service | Up to 48 GB | Not listed |
| Ephemeral disk | 100 GB | Not listed |
| Volume storage | Up to 5 GB | Not listed |
| Volumes per project | 10 | Not listed |
| Buckets per project | 50 | Not listed |
| Cron jobs per project | 50 | Not listed |
| Build image size | 100 GB | Not listed |
| Replicas per service | Up to 6 | Not listed |
| Running sandboxes per environment | 50 | Not listed |
| Default sandbox size | 4 vCPU / 4 GB | Not listed |
| Maximum sandbox size | 8 vCPU / 8 GB | Not listed |
| Idle timeout | Up to 2 hours, or never | Not listed |
| Project members | 3 | Not listed |
| Concurrent builds | 3 | Not listed |
| Build timeout | 40 mins | Not listed |
| IOPS | 3,000 read/write operations per second | Not listed |
| Class A operations | Free | Not listed |
| Class B operations | Free | Not listed |
| Bucket egress | Free | Not listed |
| Max storage | 1 TB | Not listed |
| Custom domains | 2 | Not listed |
| Service domains | 4 | Not listed |
| Log retention | 7 days | Not listed |
| Audit logs | 48 hours | Not listed |
Projects
- Railway
- 50
- RunPod
- Not listed
Services per project
- Railway
- 50
- RunPod
- Not listed
CPU per service
- Railway
- Up to 48 vCPU
- RunPod
- Not listed
RAM per service
- Railway
- Up to 48 GB
- RunPod
- Not listed
Ephemeral disk
- Railway
- 100 GB
- RunPod
- Not listed
Volume storage
- Railway
- Up to 5 GB
- RunPod
- Not listed
Volumes per project
- Railway
- 10
- RunPod
- Not listed
Buckets per project
- Railway
- 50
- RunPod
- Not listed
Cron jobs per project
- Railway
- 50
- RunPod
- Not listed
Build image size
- Railway
- 100 GB
- RunPod
- Not listed
Replicas per service
- Railway
- Up to 6
- RunPod
- Not listed
Running sandboxes per environment
- Railway
- 50
- RunPod
- Not listed
Default sandbox size
- Railway
- 4 vCPU / 4 GB
- RunPod
- Not listed
Maximum sandbox size
- Railway
- 8 vCPU / 8 GB
- RunPod
- Not listed
Idle timeout
- Railway
- Up to 2 hours, or never
- RunPod
- Not listed
Project members
- Railway
- 3
- RunPod
- Not listed
Concurrent builds
- Railway
- 3
- RunPod
- Not listed
Build timeout
- Railway
- 40 mins
- RunPod
- Not listed
IOPS
- Railway
- 3,000 read/write operations per second
- RunPod
- Not listed
Class A operations
- Railway
- Free
- RunPod
- Not listed
Class B operations
- Railway
- Free
- RunPod
- Not listed
Bucket egress
- Railway
- Free
- RunPod
- Not listed
Max storage
- Railway
- 1 TB
- RunPod
- Not listed
Custom domains
- Railway
- 2
- RunPod
- Not listed
Service domains
- Railway
- 4
- RunPod
- Not listed
Log retention
- Railway
- 7 days
- RunPod
- Not listed
Audit logs
- Railway
- 48 hours
- RunPod
- Not listed
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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
RunPod features & plan notes
- On-demand GPUs
- Serverless endpoints
- Community cloud
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 pricingRailway vs RunPod — FAQ
Railway: $5.00/month on Hobby at 2 vCPU-months. RunPod: custom or unlisted usage pricing at 200 GPU hours. 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.
Usage-based, Instant deploys, Templates. Free access: Trial credits. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.
On-demand GPUs, Serverless endpoints, Community cloud. Free access: None. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.