Compare to Railway
Full comparison, including the price of the same Node.js + Postgres app: Deploy ON vs Railway.
Both take Git to a container URL. Railway meters RAM, CPU, disk, and egress. Deploy ON sells a monthly quota in USD.
| Same app | Deploy ON | Railway |
|---|---|---|
| Shop API | $18 / month (Starter $8 · Pro $18) + DB package | ~$18–30 / month |
| Topic | Deploy ON | Railway |
|---|---|---|
| Billing | Fixed monthly package in USD. Idle time is already paid for. | Usage: $10/GB RAM-month, $20/vCPU-month, $0.15/GB volume, $0.05/GB egress. |
| Runtime | Long-running containers on Deploy ON Kubernetes in Georgia. | Containers on Railway Metal / regions. Scales with what the process actually holds. |
| Databases | Managed Postgres, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB as a separate package. | First-class plugins, including HA options. Billed as more usage. |
| Build | Railpack / Nixpacks / Dockerfile. | Railpack / Dockerfile. Large template marketplace. |
| Domains | Platform host, custom domains, hosted DNS (ns1/ns2). | Custom domains and platform networking. No Deploy ON–style hosted DNS. |
| Regions | Workloads in Georgia. No global edge network. | Multiple regions. Better if users are far from the Caucasus. |
| Templates / agents | A short list of preconfigured apps. Agent/MCP docs are early. | Large template catalog and first-class agent / MCP docs. |
| API | REST + OpenAPI. CLI on npm. | GraphQL API and Railway CLI. |
| Compliance | ISO 27001 and ISO 27017 via Proservice. | Enterprise compliance on higher plans. Hobby/Pro are not ISO-labelled the same way. |