Linode (Akamai) vs Railway

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

Feature	Linode (Akamai)	Railway
Starting price	$1/mo	$5/mo
Best for	Developers Startups GPU/AI workloads Small-to-mid production apps 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	20	6
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	No
Support channels	Ticket, Community forum, Docs, Phone (higher support tiers)	Docs, Community (Discord), Ticket (Pro), Business Class / dedicated support (Enterprise, paid add-on on Pro)
Compliance	SOC 2, PCI DSS (for compatible services), GDPR, HIPAA (with BAA on eligible services)	SOC 2, GDPR
Hidden costs to watch for	Outbound bandwidth billed at $0.005/GB (compute/storage) or $0.015/GB (NodeBalancer) once pooled network transfer allowance is exceeded Backups service is a separate add-on priced per instance (roughly 20-25% of the instance monthly price) HA control plane for LKE Kubernetes is a flat $60/mo add-on per cluster; LKE Enterprise clusters are $300/mo per cluster Managed Database HA (3-node) clusters cost roughly 2-3x the single-node price	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	2026-07-18	2026-07-18