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Railway vs Sevalla
Railway provides easy app and DB deployment but lacks built-in edge static site network and AI MCP integration.
Which to pick
Pick Railway if you want…
- All-in-one cloud deployment and scaling
- Simple app & DB deployment
- Integrations with GitHub, Docker or Railway CLI (on Railway's list, not Sevalla's)
Pick Sevalla if you want…
- Full-stack app hosting with managed databases and edge static sites
- Integrations with Cloudflare R2 (on Sevalla's list, not Railway's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Railway:Railway is a full-stack cloud platform that lets developers deploy apps, databases and services with automatic scaling, monitoring and networking.
- Sevalla:Sevalla provides managed hosting for apps, databases, storage and static sites on Kubernetes and Cloudflare edge with no infrastructure overhead.
- Best for
- Railway:All-in-one cloud deployment and scaling
- Sevalla:Full-stack app hosting with managed databases and edge static sites
- Who it’s for
- Railway:Developers and teams who want to ship web apps and services without managing infrastructure.
- Sevalla:Developers and startups who want production-ready hosting without managing servers.
- Pricing
- Railway:Freemium
- Sevalla:Paid
- Plans
- Railway:Free Free · Hobby Free
- Sevalla:Application hosting $5 per month · Database hosting $5 per month · Object storage $0.02 per GB per month · Static site hosting Free
- Works with
- Railway:GitHub, Docker, Railway CLI
- Sevalla:Cloudflare R2
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.
Sevalla features
- Auto-deploy from Git. Push code to a public or private repo and Sevalla deploys the app automatically.
- Managed databases. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Redis and Valkey with daily backups and private networking.
- S3-compatible object storage. Unlimited, scalable storage with Cloudflare R2 backend and no ingress/egress fees.
- Edge static site hosting. Free static site hosting on 260+ global edge locations with auto-deploy on git push.
- AI-ready MCP. Connect AI agents to deploy apps, query logs and manage resources with scoped permissions.
- Global data centers. 25 data-center locations for apps and databases, plus 260+ PoP servers for static content.
Railway vs Sevalla FAQ
Is Railway or Sevalla free?+
Railway has a free plan and paid plans. Sevalla has a free plan (Static site hosting); paid plans start at $5/month (Application hosting).
Do Railway and Sevalla integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Railway lists GitHub, Docker and Railway CLI; Sevalla lists Cloudflare R2.
On DevHunt
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