Same polish. Any language. In the EU.
Railway is one of the best-designed deploy platforms in the world. Velixir's pitch is different: we build your source in any language, we keep your data in the EU, and we charge in euros. If you like Railway's UX but want European infrastructure and predictable pricing, Velixir is built for you.
Why teams switch from Railway to velixir
The specific reasons, not generic ones.
- European cloud with EU data residency. Railway is US-headquartered; with Velixir your app and data stay in the EU.
- Hourly EUR pricing with no execution-time minimums. Railway's per-GB-hour metering is fair but in USD.
- First-party managed Postgres + Valkey. Railway has Postgres but it's templated, not a managed service.
- Hands-on founder support, plus autoscaling and cross-region HA built into every plan.
Side-by-side
Pricing checked May 2026. Specs reflect the closest equivalent plan in each direction.
| Dimension | velixir | Railway |
|---|---|---|
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Smallest always-on tier
Railway has aggressive entry pricing; usage adds up fast.
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€6.95/mo (Starter) | $5/mo Hobby (+ usage) |
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Mid tier
Railway can be cheaper at low traffic; Velixir is predictable.
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€24.95/mo (Pro - 2 vCPU / 4 GB, all-in) | ~$15–25/mo usage on Hobby/Pro plans |
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Data residency
Keep EU data in the EU, under EU jurisdiction.
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EU data residency | US-headquartered |
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Managed Postgres
Railway's Postgres is a service you run; ours is managed.
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Managed service with PITR (€4.95+/mo) | Template Postgres on a service |
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Managed Redis / Valkey
Same difference: ours is managed; theirs is hosted.
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Valkey, first-party (€2.45+/mo) | Template Redis on a service |
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Sign-up trial
Comparable starter budget.
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First month on us, up to €14.99 | $5 free + Hobby plan |
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Pricing model
Predictable EUR vs metered USD.
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Hourly EUR, fixed plans | Usage-based USD |
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Bandwidth / egress
Usage-based egress climbs under load; ours stays flat.
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Unmetered, no egress fees | Metered egress, billed per GB |
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Roll back a bad release
Both fast.
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One click, instant | Redeploy a previous deployment |
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Founder & support
A direct line to the team running your platform.
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Direct founder support | Generalist team |
Same workload, both sides
A web app + Postgres + Redis on Railway.
Railway: Pro plan ($20/mo) + ~$15 service usage + ~$5 Postgres template + ~$5 Redis ≈ $45/mo at low traffic.
Velixir: Pro (€24.95) + Postgres Starter (€4.95) + Valkey Starter (€2.45) = €32.35/mo, fixed.
~25% lower bill, with managed (not templated) data services.
Like Railway, want it in the EU and EUR-billed? Try Velixir.
Push your code via Git or CLI. velixir builds, publishes, and deploys it to the region you pick - EU, US, or Asia-Pacific - in under two minutes. No Docker, no YAML soup - and your first month's on us, up to €14.99.
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