29 free alternatives in Cloud Hosting. Sorted by pricing stability.
Current Railway Situation
Risk Level:caution
Why:discovered 2026-09-03 — The free tier now has a $1/month minimum after the trial, and the number of projects is reduced to 1 after the trial. The free trial now offers 2 replicas instead of 1.
The free tier now has a $1/month minimum after the trial, and the number of projects is reduced to 1 after the trial. The free trial now offers 2 replicas instead of 1.
increased2025-10-01medium impact
Railway expanded free tier following $100M Series B. Trial plan now includes $5 in free credits/month, sufficient for small hobby projects. Removed credit card requirement for trial
not_a_free_offer Tier "Legacy Free" is a free tier closed to new accounts.
All Free Alternatives (29)
28 of these carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold; their order rotates daily. 0 are demoted with the reason named, and 1 are listed last because they are not generally available or are not a free offer. How we rank.
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not_a_free_offer Tier "Legacy Free" is a free tier closed to new accounts.
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The best free alternatives to Railway include Val Town (Free), Koyeb (Free (Database Only)), Apply.build (Free), Northflank (Free), Vercel (Hobby).
Is Railway's free tier still available?
Railway has a free tier (Free), but it's flagged as "caution" because of one specific recorded change, discovered 2026-09-03: The free tier now has a $1/month minimum after the trial, and the number of projects is reduced to 1 after the trial. The free trial now offers 2 replicas instead of 1.
How many free alternatives to Railway exist?
There are 29 free alternatives to Railway tracked on AgentDeals across the Cloud Hosting, Databases categories.
Has Railway changed their pricing?
Railway has 2 recorded pricing changes. The most recent was discovered 2026-09-03: The free tier now has a $1/month minimum after the trial, and the number of projects is reduced to 1 after the trial. The free trial now offers 2 replicas instead of 1.
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