TL;DR: Railway bills by the minute. A spike, a forgotten service, or a busy database can drain credits overnight. Miget gives you a fixed compute plan (CPU + RAM) with unlimited apps, workers, and databases inside it - one predictable monthly price, zero usage anxiety.
Quick Comparison
Pricing as of April 2026. Check Railway's pricing page for current rates.
| Miget | Railway | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fixed-capacity, per-resource | Usage-based (per vCPU-second + per GB-second) |
| Starting price | $0/month (free tier) | $0/month (trial, one-time $5 credit) |
| Hobby plan | $5/month (512 MiB, 1 vCPU) | $5/month (includes $5 usage credit) |
| Apps per plan | Unlimited | Unlimited (each app burns credits) |
| Managed PostgreSQL | Included ($0) | Usage-based ($10/GB RAM + $20/vCPU) |
| Managed Redis/Valkey | Included ($0) | Usage-based (same resource rates) |
| Isolation | MicroVM (CloudHypervisor) | Shared container |
| Team members | 5 free, then $5/user | Pro: $20/seat/month |
| Preview environments | Included (unlimited) | Usage-based (burns credits) |
| Custom domains + SSL | Included (auto-TLS) | Included |
| Egress pricing | Included | $0.05/GB |
| Volume storage | Included in plan | $0.15/GB/month |
| Bill predictability | Fixed monthly price | Variable - depends on usage |
Pricing Breakdown: Real Numbers
This is where the difference becomes clear. Railway charges per vCPU-second and per GB-second of RAM. Every service - web apps, workers, databases, cron jobs - burns from the same credit pool. Miget charges once for compute, and everything runs inside it.
All Railway pricing as of April 2026. Miget pricing from miget.com/plans.
Railway resource rates:
- CPU: $20/vCPU/month
- RAM: $10/GB/month
- Volume storage: $0.15/GB/month
- Network egress: $0.05/GB
Scenario 1: Solo developer - 1 web app + PostgreSQL
A typical Node.js or Python web app running 24/7 with a small Postgres instance.
| Miget | Railway | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan base | $7/month (1 GiB RAM, 1 vCPU) | $5/month (Hobby, includes $5 credit) |
| Web app (0.5 vCPU, 512 MB) | Included | $15/month ($10 CPU + $5 RAM) |
| PostgreSQL (0.25 vCPU, 256 MB) | Included | $7.50/month ($5 CPU + $2.50 RAM) |
| Storage (1 GB volume) | Included | $0.15/month |
| Total | $7/month | $17.65/month |
On Railway, the $5 credit covers roughly the first week. After that, you pay the difference. On Miget, $7 is the total. No surprises at the end of the month.
Scenario 2: Small team - 2 apps + PostgreSQL + Redis + 1 worker
A SaaS with a main app, an admin panel, background workers, and two databases.
| Miget | Railway | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan base | $25/month (4 GiB, 2 vCPU) | $20/month (Pro, includes $20 credit) |
| Web app 1 (1 vCPU, 1 GB) | Included | $30/month |
| Web app 2 (0.5 vCPU, 512 MB) | Included | $15/month |
| Worker (0.5 vCPU, 512 MB) | Included | $15/month |
| PostgreSQL (0.5 vCPU, 1 GB) | Included | $20/month |
| Redis (0.25 vCPU, 256 MB) | Included | $7.50/month |
| Storage (5 GB) | Included | $0.75/month |
| Team (3 seats) | Free (5 included) | $40/month (2 extra seats at $20/each) |
| Total | $25/month | $128.25/month |
Miget is 80% cheaper. Same apps, same databases, same workers. The difference is the pricing model - and on Railway, each team member adds $20/month on Pro.
Scenario 3: Growing startup - 5 services + PostgreSQL + Redis + 2 workers
A production SaaS with multiple microservices, background processing, and databases that need room to grow.
| Miget | Railway | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan base | $49/month (8 GiB, 4 vCPU) | $20/month (Pro, includes $20 credit) |
| 5 web services (avg 0.5 vCPU, 512 MB each) | Included | $75/month |
| 2 workers (avg 0.5 vCPU, 512 MB each) | Included | $30/month |
| PostgreSQL (1 vCPU, 2 GB) | Included | $40/month |
| Redis (0.5 vCPU, 512 MB) | Included | $15/month |
| Storage (10 GB) | Included | $1.50/month |
| Egress (50 GB) | Included | $2.50/month |
| Team (5 seats) | Free (5 included) | $60/month (3 extra seats) |
| Total | $49/month | $224/month |
Miget saves $175/month - over 78%. And this gap keeps growing as you add more services. On Railway, every new service is another line item burning credits. On Miget, it fits inside the same plan.
Where Miget Wins
1. Predictable billing with zero usage anxiety
Railway forces you to constantly think about cost. Every service running is a meter ticking. A forgotten preview environment, a cron job that runs too frequently, a traffic spike - all of these drain credits.
Miget removes this mental overhead entirely. Your plan is your maximum. Run as many apps, workers, and databases as your CPU and RAM allow. No metering, no credit burn, no surprise invoices at the end of the month.
This matters more than most developers realize. Usage-based billing changes how you build. You start avoiding background jobs, limiting preview environments, and second-guessing whether to add a cache layer - not because of technical reasons, but because of cost. Fixed pricing lets you build without a financial calculator open in a second tab.
2. Databases included at no extra cost
On Railway, a PostgreSQL database consumes the same resource pool as your apps. That sounds reasonable until you realize a production Postgres instance with 1 vCPU and 2 GB RAM costs $40/month in usage alone.
On Miget, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Valkey (Redis-compatible), RabbitMQ, and Kafka are all included at $0/month. They run inside your existing compute plan. Your database is not a separate billing dimension.
Read more: How Miget handles PostgreSQL HA clusters
3. MicroVM isolation instead of shared containers
Railway runs your services in shared containers. This is the industry default, and it works - but it means your workload shares a kernel with other tenants.
Miget uses CloudHypervisor MicroVMs. Each deployment gets its own virtual machine with dedicated resources. This provides stronger security boundaries, more consistent performance, and genuine resource isolation.
For regulated workloads, multi-tenant apps, or anything that needs compliance-grade separation, MicroVMs are a significant upgrade from shared containers.
4. Fair Scheduler for better resource utilization
Miget's Fair Scheduler dynamically distributes unused CPU across your services. If one app is idle and another is under load, the scheduler reallocates capacity automatically - within the bounds of your plan.
This means a 2 vCPU plan can briefly give one service more than its share when other services are not using theirs. No configuration required. No autoscaling bills.
Read more: How Miget's Fair Scheduler works
5. Team pricing that does not punish growth
Railway Pro charges $20/seat/month. A team of 5 on Pro pays $80/month in seat costs alone - before any compute usage.
Miget includes 5 team members free on Hobby plans and 25 on Professional plans. Additional members are $5/user/month. For a 10-person team, that is $25/month on Miget versus $200/month on Railway.
What Developers Are Saying
These are recurring themes from developer discussions about Railway pricing. They reflect real frustrations that come up consistently.
"I forgot to shut down a preview environment and got charged $30."
Preview environments on Railway consume credits just like production services. If you forget to tear one down, it keeps burning. On Miget, preview environments are included in your plan - they share the same fixed resource pool with no additional cost.
"My Postgres instance costs more than my app."
This is the most common pricing complaint. A production database with reasonable resources can easily exceed $40/month on Railway. On Miget, databases are included at zero additional cost.
"I can not predict my monthly bill."
Usage-based pricing means your bill depends on traffic patterns, background job frequency, database load, and egress volume. Developers report checking the Railway dashboard multiple times per week to make sure credits are not draining too fast. On Miget, your bill is the same every month.
"Railway rounds partial minutes up to full minutes."
A service that runs for 30 seconds gets billed for 60 seconds. For frequently restarting services - health checks, cron jobs, preview deployments - this rounding can effectively double the actual cost.
"The cost dashboard has delays, so I could not catch the overcharge in time."
Railway's usage dashboard does not update in real time. Developers have reported discovering unexpected charges hours or days after costs accumulated, with no way to set hard spending caps that actually stop services.
Migrating from Railway to Miget
Railway apps are already containerized, making migration straightforward. There is no proprietary runtime or vendor lock-in - your app runs in Docker on Railway, and it runs in Docker on Miget.
Step 1: Export your configuration
Copy your environment variables and service configuration from Railway's dashboard. Note your database connection strings, secrets, and any service-specific settings.
Step 2: Prepare your Docker image
Use your existing Dockerfile. If you relied on Railway's Nixpacks buildpack, you can either write a simple Dockerfile or use Miget's Migetpacks, which auto-detect your language and framework.
Read more: Deploy any language with Docker - no Dockerfile required
Step 3: Create your Miget workspace
Sign up at app.miget.com and create a team workspace. Choose a plan that matches your total resource needs - remember, all apps and databases share the same pool.
Step 4: Deploy your services
Push your Docker image to a registry (Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, or a private registry) and connect it to Miget. Or connect your GitHub repo directly for Git-based deployments.
Step 5: Set up databases
Create your PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Redis instances from the Miget dashboard. These are included in your plan at no additional cost. Import your data from Railway using standard tools like pg_dump and pg_restore.
Step 6: Configure environment variables
Add your environment variables and secrets in the Miget dashboard. Update any connection strings to point to your new Miget database instances.
Step 7: Update DNS
Point your custom domains to Miget's endpoints. TLS certificates are provisioned automatically.
The entire migration typically takes under an hour for a standard web app with a database. No proprietary lock-in. No runtime changes. Just Docker.
FAQ
Is Miget really free to start?
Yes. The free tier gives you 256 MiB RAM, 0.1 vCPU, and 1 GiB storage. No credit card required. The instance sleeps after 30 minutes of inactivity, but it is genuinely free - not a trial with a countdown timer.
Can I run multiple apps on one Miget plan?
Yes. This is the core differentiator. A single Miget plan gives you a pool of CPU and RAM. You can run as many apps, workers, databases, and preview environments as that pool can handle. There is no per-service fee.
How does Miget's pricing compare to Railway for databases?
On Railway, databases consume the same usage-based resources as your apps. A PostgreSQL instance with 1 vCPU and 2 GB RAM costs roughly $40/month in compute alone. On Miget, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Valkey, RabbitMQ, and Kafka are included at $0/month - they share your existing plan resources.
What happens if I need more resources?
You can upgrade your plan at any time. Miget also offers granular add-ons: +0.25 vCPU for $1.50/month, +0.5 GiB RAM for $1.50/month, or +5 GiB storage for $1.50/month. These are fixed increments, not usage-based meters.
Does Miget support the same languages and frameworks as Railway?
Yes. Miget runs any Docker container, which means any language, framework, or runtime that runs in Docker works on Miget. Migetpacks provide automatic detection for Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust, Java, PHP, and more - no Dockerfile needed. You can also bring your own Dockerfile for full control.
Is there vendor lock-in with Miget?
No. Your apps run in standard Docker containers on MicroVMs. There is no proprietary runtime, no custom buildpack requirement, and no platform-specific API that your code depends on. If you ever want to leave Miget, take your Docker image and deploy it anywhere.
Make the Switch
Railway is a well-built platform with excellent developer experience. But usage-based billing means your costs scale with every service, every database query, and every minute of uptime.
Miget gives you the same deployment experience with a fundamentally different pricing model: buy the resources you need, run unlimited services inside them, and know exactly what you will pay every month.
No credit burn. No per-minute billing. No usage anxiety.