Neon
Railway
Neon
Railway
Neon
Railway
Neon
Railway
Neon
Railway
No signals
Neon
No signals
Railway
Neon
No signals
Railway
Neon
No signals
Railway
Users: N/A
Storage: 0.5GB
Limits: Scale-to-zero only (cold starts), 100 CU-hours not enough for always-on
Users: N/A
Storage: 10GB included
Limits: No SLA, email support only, limited to personal/small projects
Users: N/A
Storage: 50GB included
Limits: Still usage-based, costs can spike with high traffic
Users: N/A
Storage: Custom
Limits: Requires sales engagement, unclear pricing until negotiation
Users: 1 user
Storage: 1GB RAM limit
Limits: 1GB RAM limit, Shared vCPU, Credits expire in 30 days, No guaranteed support
Users: 1 user
Storage: Usage-based
Limits: Community support only, No SLA, No team features, No RBAC
Users: Per seat
Storage: Usage-based
Limits: Support response up to 72 hours, No dedicated infrastructure
Users: Unlimited
Storage: Custom
Limits: Requires sales engagement, Long contract terms typical
| Feature | Neon | Railway |
|---|---|---|
| Database | ||
| PostgreSQL Database Full compatibility | ||
| Deployment | ||
| GitHub auto-deploy | ||
| On-Premises/BYOC Cloud only | ||
| Development | ||
| Database Branching Instant COW clones | ||
| Databases | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis | ||
| Scaling | ||
| Scale-to-Zero Pay only when active | ||
| Autoscaling 0.25-8 CU range | ||
| Reliability | ||
| Point-in-Time Recovery Instant restore | ||
| Networking | ||
| Custom domains | ||
| Private networking | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Serverless Driver WebSocket based | ||
| Security | ||
| SSL certificates Automatic | ||
| Built-in WAF/DDoS protection Must use external service | ||
| Configuration | ||
| Environment variables | ||
| Backend | ||
| Authentication Database only | ||
| File Storage Database only | ||
| Features | ||
| Background jobs Requires separate service | ||
| Pricing | ||
| Always-On Free Tier 100 CU-hours limit | ||
| Infrastructure | ||
| BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud) Not supported | ||
