n8n vs Railway

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Higher score n8n #2 in n8n Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit n8n

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Railway #5 in n8n Hosting 8.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Railway

• n8n fits best

  Teams wanting full-featured n8n hosting

• Railway fits best

  Developers deploying n8n containers affordably

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Side by side

Feature	n8n 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Railway 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.3
Ranking	#2 in n8n Hosting	#5 in n8n Hosting
Best for	Teams wanting full-featured n8n hosting	Developers deploying n8n containers affordably
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€20/mo	$5/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days · no card needed	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Community, Email	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SSO/SAML, HIPAA
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features n8n 0/2 · Railway 0/2
Custom domain	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automated backups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment type	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Monthly executions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Hosting regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Support channel	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	2,192 integrations connect popular apps, databases and APIs Visual workflows include code, branching, webhooks and schedules Cloud and Docker-based self-hosted deployment options	Deploy from Docker images, local directories, or GitHub repositories Persistent services, scheduled jobs, and deployment rollbacks Free plan plus Hobby from $5/month with usage credits
Cons	Business is self-hosted, adding deployment responsibility Enterprise uses custom pricing instead of a listed monthly rate Community Edition requires self-hosting through GitHub	n8n-specific management is not listed Usage credits are combined with metered resource usage Free plan limits each service to 1 vCPU and 0.5 GB RAM
Our verdict	n8n is a node-based workflow automation platform for connecting applications, APIs, databases and internal tools. Its visual editor supports webhooks, scheduled triggers, conditional branches, JavaScript and Python code steps, custom HTTP… Read the review →	Railway is a cloud platform for deploying and operating applications, including n8n containers. Developers can deploy Docker images or local directories, or connect GitHub repositories for auto-deployments. It suits people who want to… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• n8n — where it wins

  • 2,192 integrations connect popular apps, databases and APIs
  • Visual workflows include code, branching, webhooks and schedules
  • Cloud and Docker-based self-hosted deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Business is self-hosted, adding deployment responsibility
  • Enterprise uses custom pricing instead of a listed monthly rate
  • Community Edition requires self-hosting through GitHub

• Railway — where it wins

  • Deploy from Docker images, local directories, or GitHub repositories
  • Persistent services, scheduled jobs, and deployment rollbacks
  • Free plan plus Hobby from $5/month with usage credits

  Where it doesn't

  • n8n-specific management is not listed
  • Usage credits are combined with metered resource usage
  • Free plan limits each service to 1 vCPU and 0.5 GB RAM

• n8n9.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Full-featured automation with cloud or self-hosted control for technical teams.

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• Railway8.3/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible cloud deployment platform for n8n, though it is not n8n-specific hosting.

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