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AWS (serverless) vs Railway

Monthly hosting costs for typical app profiles — computed with the same recommendation engine as StackPlan stack reports. Assumes balanced budget and ops preferences unless noted.

Pricing data:AWS (serverless) · updated Jun 2025Railway · updated Jun 2025

Web app

MetricAWS (serverless)Railway
Cost at 1k DAU$25.44/mo$28.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$12.68/mo$6.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$25.44/mo$28.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$165.84/mo$248/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$1571.52/mo$2460.25/mo
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • Railway · App Service · Hobby
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score90/10092/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

SaaS product

MetricAWS (serverless)Railway
Cost at 1k DAU$25.84/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$12.68/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$25.84/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$171.44/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$1631.12/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • AWS (serverless) · EventBridge Scheduler · Free
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score70/100—
Verdict: AWS (serverless) is the only viable option for this app type.

E-commerce store

MetricAWS (serverless)Railway
Cost at 1k DAU$40.90/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14.23/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$40.90/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$320.38/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$3116.84/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • AWS (serverless) · S3 · Standard
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score82/100—
Verdict: AWS (serverless) is the only viable option for this app type.

API / backend service

MetricAWS (serverless)Railway
Cost at 1k DAU$25.44/mo$28.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$12.68/mo$6.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$25.44/mo$28.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$165.84/mo$248/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$1571.52/mo$2460.25/mo
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • Railway · App Service · Hobby
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score100/10092/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Mobile app backend

MetricAWS (serverless)Railway
Cost at 1k DAU$40.90/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14.23/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$40.90/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$320.38/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$3116.84/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • AWS (serverless) · S3 · Standard
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score92/100—
Verdict: AWS (serverless) is the only viable option for this app type.

Realtime / collaborative

MetricAWS (serverless)Railway
Cost at 1k DAUNot a fit for this app type$28.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAUNot a fit for this app type$6.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAUNot a fit for this app type$28.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAUNot a fit for this app type$248/mo
Cost at 100K DAUNot a fit for this app type$2460.25/mo
Services usedNot a fit for this app type
  • Railway · App Service · Hobby
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score—93/100
Verdict: Railway is the only viable option for this app type.

Jobs & pipelines

MetricAWS (serverless)Railway
Cost at 1k DAU$25.84/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$12.68/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$25.84/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$171.44/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$1631.12/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • AWS (serverless) · EventBridge Scheduler · Free
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score80/100—
Verdict: AWS (serverless) is the only viable option for this app type.

AI app

MetricAWS (serverless)Railway
Cost at 1k DAU$40.90/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14.23/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$40.90/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$320.38/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$3116.84/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • AWS (serverless) · S3 · Standard
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score92/100—
Verdict: AWS (serverless) is the only viable option for this app type.

Internal tool

MetricAWS (serverless)Railway
Cost at 1k DAU$25.44/mo$28.25/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$12.68/mo$6.25/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$25.44/mo$28.25/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$165.84/mo$248/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$1571.52/mo$2460.25/mo
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • Railway · App Service · Hobby
  • Railway · Postgres · Pro
Fit score90/10092/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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