Instead of Railway
Railway alternatives
Railway combines infrastructure provisioning, local development against that infrastructure, and cloud deployment. It accepts Docker images and GitHub or local repositories, and supplies PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis templates with built-in backups. Persistent volumes, networking, scaling, observability, preview environments, rollbacks, an API, a CLI, and mobile apps support work from development through service management. Its paid plans start at $5 per month, with a one-time $5 free credit on the Trial plan and custom Enterprise pricing.
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sh0
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4Self-hosted deployments with templates and broad Git-provider support — sh0 adds self-hosted deployment, 170 one-click templates, and GitLab and Bitbucket integrations alongside GitHub.
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Encore
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Code-defined backends deployed to your own AWS or GCP account — Encore provisions AWS or GCP infrastructure from an open-source SDK and can run a complete backend locally with one command.
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Northflank
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Complex workloads across managed Kubernetes and connected clouds — Northflank supports managed Kubernetes, external cloud accounts, and imported clusters, including bare-metal and on-premises environments.
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Nullstone
Free plan APILinuxMac+2Launching apps in cloud accounts your team owns — Nullstone deploys containers, serverless apps, static sites, or servers in customer cloud accounts using customizable Terraform modules.
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Okteto
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3Kubernetes development environments for teams and AI agents — Okteto centers on isolated, production-like Kubernetes environments where local code changes appear live in the cloud.
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Skyhook
Free plan APILinuxMac+2Teams building Kubernetes workflows while retaining their cloud account — Skyhook generates Kubernetes manifests, GitHub Actions workflows, and GitOps wiring while customers keep their repository and cloud account.
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Temps
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Self-hosted deployments with analytics, monitoring, and managed services — Temps combines self-hosted deployments with analytics, session replay, error tracking, uptime monitoring, email, and agent sandboxes.
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Coolify
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+3 - 9
GitLab Package Registry
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 10
Miren
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 11
Cloudflare Pages
Free plan APIWeb - 12
Easel
Free plan APIWeb - 13
Kovra
Free plan APIWeb - 14
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Port
Free plan APIExtensionWeb - 16
PullPreview
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb - 17
Signadot
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 18
Hostless
Free plan Web - 19
Spunto
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 20
Preevy
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 21
Slipway
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb - 22
Zeabur
Free plan APIExtensionLinux+3 - 23
Render
Free plan APIWeb - 24
Azure App Service
Free plan LinuxWebWindows
An alternative may fit better if you want to run the platform yourself, deploy into cloud accounts you control, use Kubernetes-centered workflows, or add development and observability tools beyond deployment. Railway’s CLI supports macOS, Linux, and Windows via WSL, while its platform lists Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, Windows, and API access. Compare where infrastructure runs, which Git providers and clouds connect, and whether you need preview environments, analytics, agent workflows, or integrated managed services. Plan price and free access also vary: some options offer a free plan, while others require a quote or start at a higher monthly price.
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