Railway
Developers who love great UX and want quick database provisioning with a modern, startup-friendly platform.
DigitalOcean App Platform
Teams using DigitalOcean infrastructure who want simple deployment with managed databases and predictable billing.
Score Comparison
Pricing & Features
Making Your Decision
When to Choose Railway
Developers who love great UX and want quick database provisioning with a modern, startup-friendly platform.
Railway is a joy to use with a beautiful interface and instant database provisioning. The usage-based pricing requires monitoring, but the developer experience is exceptional.
Strengths
- Beautiful, modern UI
- Instant deployments from GitHub
- Built-in databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis)
- Excellent monorepo support
Limitations
- Usage-based pricing can surprise you
- Limited free tier credits
- Less mature than established players
When to Choose DigitalOcean App Platform
Teams using DigitalOcean infrastructure who want simple deployment with managed databases and predictable billing.
DigitalOcean App Platform brings PaaS simplicity to DO's infrastructure. Great if you're already in the DigitalOcean ecosystem, but specialists outperform it for frontend apps.
Strengths
- Simple DigitalOcean integration
- Managed databases and storage
- Predictable pricing
- Good for full-stack apps
Limitations
- Fewer edge locations than specialists
- Less optimized for frontend frameworks
- Build times can be slow
