Railway
Developers who love great UX and want quick database provisioning with a modern, startup-friendly platform.
GitHub Pages
Open source projects, documentation sites, portfolios, and simple static websites that don't need server-side functionality.
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 GitHub Pages
Open source projects, documentation sites, portfolios, and simple static websites that don't need server-side functionality.
GitHub Pages is unbeatable for free static hosting directly from your repo. Perfect for docs and portfolios, but lacks the advanced features of modern platforms.
Strengths
- Completely free for public repos
- Perfect GitHub integration
- Zero configuration for static sites
- Custom domains supported
Limitations
- Static sites only (no server-side)
- No serverless functions
- Limited build customization
