RailRocket
RailRocket: Isolated branch workspaces with browser VS Code, SSH access, and app previews. Ranked #12 of 27 in Cloud IDEs by our editors (7.8/10); pricing: Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 14-day trial; best for teams wanting branch-specific cloud workspaces.
At a glance
- Editor score7.8 / 10
- PricingFree plan · paid from $29/mo · 14-day trial
- Best forTeams wanting branch-specific cloud workspaces
- Free planYes
- Paid from$29/user/mo
- Live collaborationYes
- Facts checked5 Oct 2026
Where it wins
- Creates an isolated cloud workspace for each Git branch.
- Supports browser VS Code and SSH connections to multiple editors and terminals.
- Connects Git providers for automatic workspace creation and branch mapping.
Where it doesn't
- Private preview URLs require the Team plan or above.
- Team starts at $29 per developer per month.
- AI assistance is not included.
Our verdict on RailRocket
RailRocket provides managed cloud development workspaces tied to Git branches. It is aimed at developers and teams who want branches or pull requests to have their own environments, rather than sharing a single development workspace. Developers can work in browser-based VS Code or connect desktop editors and terminals over SSH. Workspaces include a runtime, dependencies, environment variables, exposed ports, and optional isolated Postgres; repository setup is configured in railrocket.yml. The free Hacker plan and 14-day trial give teams a way to evaluate the service before paying.
The branch-to-workspace model is the product’s defining strength. Connected Git providers can automatically create workspaces and map them to branches, while integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket Cloud, Codeberg, and Forgejo. Teams can share workspaces by URL, with an optional read-only mode, and use preview URLs to review running applications. Public preview URLs are included on Hacker; private URLs with password gates are a Team feature. This makes RailRocket a fit for teams that need isolated review environments and want developers to keep using familiar editors over SSH. It is less suited to a workflow centered on AI coding assistance, which is not a listed feature.
The published plans show Hacker at $0 per month, with no credit card required, public preview URLs, and community Discord. Team costs $29 per developer per month and adds unlimited workspaces and compute, shared workspaces, private preview URLs, Git-provider integrations, and email support. Org costs $79 per developer per month and adds SSO, SAML, and SCIM provisioning, custom machine types, configurable audit log retention, private VPC peering, and a dedicated success manager. Choose Team when branch-specific workspaces and private previews justify per-developer pricing; consider Org when its identity and infrastructure controls matter. Hacker is the lower-commitment option for public previews, but teams needing private previews must move to Team or Org.
RailRocket pricing
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RailRocket fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $29/user/mo |
| Devcontainer support | Not verified |
| Live collaboration | Yes |
| Preview URLs | Yes |
| Workspace prebuilds | Yes |
| AI coding assistance | No |
| Free trial | 14 days · no card needed |
| Deployment | Cloud, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, SSO/SAML |
| Support | Email, Community, Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 14 integrations: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket Cloud, Codeberg, Forgejo, Linear … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 14-day trial (source) |
| Website | railrocket.dev |
| Facts checked | 5 Oct 2026 |
RailRocket integrations
RailRocket lists 14 integrations on its own site.
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket Cloud
- Codeberg
- Forgejo
- Linear
- Jira
- Slack
- VS Code
- JetBrains
- Cursor
- Neovim
- Docker
- Postgres
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Alternatives to RailRocket
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- AWS Cloud9A free browser IDE with deep AWS tooling, but new customers can no longer access it.9.0
- GitHub CodespacesA flexible cloud IDE for GitHub projects, with usage-based compute and storage costs.8.9
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