CapRover vs Railway

Railway offers managed deployments and databases; CapRover requires you to host the platform yourself.

Which to pick

Self-hosted Docker PaaS
A free, open-source tool
Integrations with Docker Swarm, nginx or Let’s Encrypt (on CapRover's list, not Railway's)

What it is: CapRover:CapRover is a free, open-source self-hosted PaaS that deploys and manages Docker-based apps on your own server.; Railway:Railway is a full-stack cloud platform that lets developers deploy apps, databases and services with automatic scaling, monitoring and networking.
Best for: CapRover:Self-hosted Docker PaaS; Railway:All-in-one cloud deployment and scaling
Who it’s for: CapRover:Developers and teams who want to run apps on their own infrastructure without vendor lock-in.; Railway:Developers and teams who want to ship web apps and services without managing infrastructure.
Pricing: CapRover:Free; Railway:Freemium
Plans: CapRover:—; Railway:Free Free · Hobby Free
Open source: CapRover:Yes, 15,178 GitHub stars; Railway:—
Works with: CapRover:Docker, Docker Swarm, nginx, Let’s Encrypt, Node.js, Python, PHP, Java; Railway:GitHub, Docker, Railway CLI

Docker-native deployments. Runs any containerized app using Docker and Docker Swarm.
One-click apps. Installs databases, WordPress, monitoring tools and other services instantly.
Automatic HTTPS. Issues and renews free Let’s Encrypt certificates with one click.
Simple control panel. Manages ports, env vars, persistent storage and instance counts from a UI.
Scalable clusters. Adds nodes to a Swarm cluster and handles load balancing automatically.
Multiple deployment methods. Deploy via dashboard, CLI, webhook or existing Git workflow.

One-click Deploy. Connect a repo and Railway auto-configures, builds and deploys the app instantly.
Visual Project Canvas. See and edit the entire stack, networking and resources on a visual canvas.
Instant Networking. Private connections, public endpoints, SSL and load balancing are provisioned automatically.
Auto Scaling & Replicas. Scale CPU, RAM or add replicas with load balancing, globally.
Built-in Observability. Logs, metrics, traces and alerts are available in a single dashboard.
Preview Environments. Every pull request gets an isolated preview environment with one-click rollbacks.

Is CapRover or Railway free?+

CapRover is free. Railway has a free plan and paid plans.

Is CapRover or Railway open source?+

CapRover is open source (caprover/caprover on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Railway.

Do CapRover and Railway integrate with the same tools?+

Partly. Both list Docker. CapRover also lists Docker Swarm, nginx, Let’s Encrypt, Node.js and 5 more; Railway also lists GitHub and Railway CLI.

CapRover

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Railway

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Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.