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Coolify vs Railway
Provides hosted services only; Coolify lets you run on any server you own.
CoolifyOpen-source, self-hostable alternative to Heroku and Vercel
RailwayDeploy apps, databases and servicesWhich to pick
Pick Coolify if you want…
- Self-hosted PaaS alternative
- Open-source code (coollabsio/coolify on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license)
- Integrations with GitLab, Bitbucket or Gitea (on Coolify's list, not Railway's)
Pick Railway if you want…
- All-in-one cloud deployment and scaling
- Hosted app & DB deployments
- Integrations with Railway CLI (on Railway's list, not Coolify's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Coolify:Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable platform to deploy apps, databases and services to any 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
- Coolify:Self-hosted PaaS alternative
- Railway:All-in-one cloud deployment and scaling
- Who it’s for
- Coolify:Developers and teams who want full control over deployment infrastructure.
- Railway:Developers and teams who want to ship web apps and services without managing infrastructure.
- Pricing
- Coolify:Freemium
- Railway:Freemium
- Plans
- Coolify:Cloud $5 /month per month
- Railway:Free Free · Hobby Free
- Open source
- Coolify:Yes, 62,472 GitHub stars
- Railway:—
- Works with
- Coolify:GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, Docker
- Railway:GitHub, Docker, Railway CLI
Coolify features
- Any Language & Framework. Deploy static sites, APIs, back-ends and services written in any language.
- Any Server. Deploy to VPS, Raspberry Pi, EC2, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, or any SSH-accessible host.
- Git Integration. Push-to-deploy from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea and other platforms.
- Free SSL. Automatic Let's Encrypt certificates for custom domains.
- Automatic DB Backups. Back up databases to any S3-compatible storage with one-click restore.
- Real-time Terminal. Run commands on your servers directly from the browser UI.
- Collaborative Projects. Share projects, set roles and permissions for team members.
- Powerful API. Automate deployments and manage resources via a robust REST API.
Railway features
- 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.
Coolify vs Railway FAQ
Is Coolify or Railway free?+
Coolify has a free plan; paid plans start at $5/month (Cloud). Railway has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Coolify or Railway open source?+
Coolify is open source (coollabsio/coolify on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Railway.
Do Coolify and Railway integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list GitHub and Docker. Coolify also lists GitLab, Bitbucket and Gitea; Railway also lists Railway CLI.
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