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Kuuhaku vs Railway
Railway automates deployment and databases but does not map inter-service calls.
KuuhakuService map and architecture diagram, read from your code
RailwayDeploy apps, databases and servicesWhich to pick
Pick Kuuhaku if you want…
- Architecture maps with call-site evidence
- Integrations with Bitbucket, Slack or GitHub Actions (on Kuuhaku's list, not Railway's)
Pick Railway if you want…
- All-in-one cloud deployment and scaling
- One-click app deployment
- A free plan to start with
- Integrations with Docker or Railway CLI (on Railway's list, not Kuuhaku's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Kuuhaku:Kuuhaku scans your repositories and generates an interactive map of all service calls, routes, queues and shared databases.
- Railway:Railway is a full-stack cloud platform that lets developers deploy apps, databases and services with automatic scaling, monitoring and networking.
- Best for
- Kuuhaku:Architecture maps with call-site evidence
- Railway:All-in-one cloud deployment and scaling
- Who it’s for
- Kuuhaku:Developers and teams that need visibility into inter-service communication and pull-request safety.
- Railway:Developers and teams who want to ship web apps and services without managing infrastructure.
- Pricing
- Kuuhaku:Paid
- Railway:Freemium
- Plans
- Kuuhaku:—
- Railway:Free Free · Hobby Free
- Works with
- Kuuhaku:GitHub, Bitbucket, Slack, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines
- Railway:GitHub, Docker, Railway CLI
Kuuhaku features
- Repository scanning. Scans multiple repos to discover HTTP, gRPC, queue and DB connections with file and line references.
- Interactive map. Displays repos as nodes and connections as edges with pan, zoom and in-place expansion.
- Pull-request checks. Compares branch changes to detect broken routes, missing queues or model fields before merge.
- Review inbox. Groups unresolved calls and suggests fixes, turning each decision into a declaration.
- Import diffs & history. Shows what routes, queues or models were added, removed or changed between scans.
- Compliance data. Tags model fields and routes with LGPD/GDPR categories and can export CSV records.
- Alerts & digest. Sends Slack/Teams alerts and weekly email digests of architecture changes.
- CLI & CI integration. Run scans locally or in CI; only the graph is uploaded, supporting Windows, macOS and Linux.
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.
Kuuhaku vs Railway FAQ
Is Kuuhaku or Railway free?+
Kuuhaku is paid, with a free trial. Railway has a free plan and paid plans.
Do Kuuhaku and Railway integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list GitHub. Kuuhaku also lists Bitbucket, Slack, GitHub Actions and Bitbucket Pipelines; Railway also lists Docker and Railway CLI.
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