Railway alternative: ComputeSphere vs Railway
Moving off Railway? ComputeSphere deploys the same way, from a git push, with unlimited team members on every plan. The difference is how compute is billed: Railway meters CPU and memory by the second, while each ComputeSphere service runs on spherelets at a fixed monthly price, from $6, so you know what compute costs before you deploy.
Fixed price per spherelet
Flat plan per team — unlimited members, no per-seat fees
Compute at a fixed monthly price per spherelet, not metered by use
Logs and health checks on every plan; SphereOps dashboards from Pro
SphereFiles volumes — persist across deploys
Autoscaling on the Team plan, within the spherelets you hold
Custom domains with automatic SSL
Two-step sign-in; roles and an audit log on every plan
Hobby $0 + 14-day free trial
Railway details reflect publicly available pricing and documentation as of October 2026 and may change. ComputeSphere details reflect current plans. Railway pricing, explained
What your Railway setup becomes
The pieces most Railway projects use have a direct match.
| On Railway | On ComputeSphere |
|---|---|
| Service with a public domain | Web service |
| Service without a public domain | Background worker |
| Service with a Cron Schedule | Scheduled job |
| PostgreSQL | SphereDB (PostgreSQL 16, 17 or 18) |
| Redis | SphereCache (Valkey) |
| Volume | SphereFiles volume |
| Variables | Environment variables |
| vCPU and memory usage | Spherelet size, at a fixed monthly price |
Move a service in four steps
Connect your repo
Connect the GitHub repo you deploy to Railway. ComputeSphere builds it, with or without a Dockerfile, and deploys it.
QuickstartCopy your variables
Add the same variables to the service, and keep secrets as secrets.
Environment variablesMove your database
Create a SphereDB database; your services get DATABASE_URL. Load your data with pg_dump and pg_restore over csph db tunnel.
PostgreSQL on SphereDBPoint your domain
Add the domain and update its DNS record. The certificate is issued and renewed for you.
Custom domains
Why teams choose ComputeSphere
Predictable pricing and push-to-deploy, with domains, SSL, logs and health checks on every plan.
Flat, predictable pricing
A flat plan per team with unlimited members, plus a fixed price per spherelet. You know what compute costs before you deploy.
The basics on every plan
Custom domains with SSL, zero-downtime deploys, logs and health checks come with every service — not add-ons you assemble one by one.
Ship from a single push
Connect a repo or start from a template — ComputeSphere builds it and routes it with SSL. No Dockerfile required, and no servers to look after.
Security you can check
Password sign-ins ask for a second step. Environment secrets, registry credentials and git connection tokens are encrypted with a key unique to your account. Services and their databases talk over a private network, and every plan gets roles for your team and an audit log.
How we split security with youFrequently asked questions
How is ComputeSphere different from Railway?
Railway meters what you consume — CPU, RAM, and egress. ComputeSphere replaces the usage meter with a fixed price per spherelet and a flat plan per team, so compute is priced per spherelet, not by how busy it is.
Is ComputeSphere more predictable than Railway?
Yes — that's the core difference. Railway's bill varies with resource consumption; ComputeSphere's compute is a fixed price per spherelet, so you know what compute costs before you deploy.
Can I migrate from Railway to ComputeSphere?
Yes. Connect the same repo, copy your variables, load your PostgreSQL data into SphereDB, and point your domain. Services, cron schedules, volumes and Redis each have a direct match, and the steps above link to the guide for each.
Does ComputeSphere have a free trial like Railway?
Yes, 14 days on every plan. A card is required to start, and from day 15 you pay for your plan (Hobby is $0) and the spherelets your account holds, unless you cancel before then. Railway offers a $5 trial credit for 30 days, then a free plan with $1 of credit a month.