alt Hacker NewsJoke about train line aside, I think Railway fits right in the spot that Heroku left.
They have a nice UI, support deploy any kind of backend-involved apps as long as it can be built into a docker container. While many PaaS out there seems to prioritize frontend only apps.
And they have a free plan, so people can just quickly deploy some POC before decide if it's good to move on.
Anyone know if there is any other PaaS that come with a low cost starter plan like this (a side from paying for a VPS)?
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Render.com has a similar value proposition. I’ve used them and am pretty happy. Railway seems to have more bundled observability built in, that i’d like in render.
Yes, have you seen miget.com by any chance? You can start with the free tier, and can have a backend with a database for free (256Mi plan). If you need more, just upgrade. They redefined cloud billing. Worth checking.
I use https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify on a VPS for this.
VPS + Dokploy gives you just as much functionality with an additional performance boost. Hostinger has great prices and a one-click setup. Good for dozens of small projects.
Been building an open source version of railway at https://canine.sh. Offers all the same features without the potential of a vendor lock-in / price gouging.