Developer PaaS & Hosting Comparison
Fly.io vs Railway
Railway wins with 76.9
Updated 2026-03-19Fly.io
76.3vs
Railway
76.9Winner
Dimension Breakdown
Fly.ioRailway
Value
8072
Capability
8280
Experience
7588
Reliability
7572
Support
6875
Ecosystem
7068
Momentum
7280
The Verdict
Fly.io gives you hardware VMs across 30+ regions with a Machines API for fine-grained control. Railway is easier to start with but offers less infrastructure flexibility. Pick Fly for scale, Railway for speed.
Pricing Comparison
| Tier | Fly.io | Railway |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | Free | Free |
| Launch | $30/mo | $5/mo |
| Scale | $100/mo | $20/mo |
Feature Comparison
Fly.io
- ✓ Hardware VMs
- ✓ 30+ regions
- ✓ Machines API
- ✓ GPU support
- ✓ Postgres clusters
- ✓ Private networking
- ✓ Autoscaling
- ✓ Fly Proxy
Railway
- ✓ Auto-detection deploy
- ✓ Per-second billing
- ✓ Postgres & Redis
- ✓ Private networking
- ✓ Cron jobs
- ✓ Volumes
- ✓ Observability
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