Comparison
Railway vs Paddle
Overview
Railway is a developer-first cloud platform for deploying web apps, databases, and workers with instant GitHub-connected deployments, transparent usage pricing, and zero config.
Paddle is a merchant of record payments platform for SaaS and software companies, handling global payments, subscription billing, tax compliance, and fraud so you can focus on building.
Features
- —GitHub-connected deploys
- —Managed databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB)
- —Private networking
- —Horizontal scaling
- —Cron jobs
- —Persistent volumes
- —CLI
- —Team collaboration
- —Merchant of record
- —Payment processing
- —Subscription billing
- —Global tax compliance (200+ countries)
- —Fraud prevention
- —Analytics dashboard
- —Checkout optimization
- —Automated invoicing
Pricing
Railway
usage based
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $5/mo | Includes $5 of usage credit. |
| Pro | $20/mo | Base monthly fee plus usage for higher limits and scale. |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Custom support, security, and infrastructure options. |
Paddle
usage based
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Contact sales | No monthly fee; 5% + $0.50 per transaction. |
| Custom | Contact sales | Negotiated rate for $10,000+/month in revenue; contact sales. |
Company Fit
Railway
StartupSMB
Paddle
StartupSMBEnterprise
Stacks
Alternatives
Paddle alternatives