DigitalOcean vs Railway

DigitalOcean is strongest for developers. Railway is strongest for solo developers. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	DigitalOcean	Railway
Starting price	$3.39/mo	$5/mo
Best for	Developers Startups Kubernetes	Solo developers Side projects Small teams shipping to production Full-stack apps needing databases + services in one place
Stated uptime SLA	99.99%	Custom SLA available on Enterprise only; no public SLA percentage for Hobby/Pro
Storage	SSD	SSD
Regions	15	6
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	No
Support channels	Ticket, Community forum, Docs	Docs, Community (Discord), Ticket (Pro), Business Class / dedicated support (Enterprise, paid add-on on Pro)
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR	SOC 2, GDPR
Hidden costs to watch for	Bandwidth overages billed at $0.01/GB past pooled allowance	Usage above the plan's included credit is billed per-second at metered CPU/RAM/volume rates and can exceed the flat subscription fee quickly under load Network egress billed separately at $0.05/GB Pro plan is priced per-seat ($20/seat/month), so team cost scales with headcount on top of usage Business Class (priority) support is a paid add-on on the Pro plan
Last reviewed	2026-07-01	2026-07-18