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Replaces Railway. 1 ways out. Best: Render (free tier) (switch vendor), about $10 saved in year one.

Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. No verified migrations yet. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

What you use

  • Deploy from Git or Docker
  • Managed databases
  • Custom domains

Not covered

  • Cron jobs
  • Private networking
  • Object storage
  • Environments and PR previews

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Deploy from Git or Docker, Managed databases, Custom domains
  • Export your data from Railway before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-railway") on the Stackcut MCP server.

1 ways out, best first

Switch vendorRender (free tier)Saves $10 in year one
$5/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $60/yr · payback 10 mo
1 seat. If your use fits the free tier (Free instances (512 MB, sleeps); limitations apply).
Covers 100% of the core features
Render's free instances (sleep when idle) cover hobby apps.
Sources: railway.comrender.com

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