Railway vs Hostinger VPS
Verdict up front: Hostinger VPS starts cheaper ($4.49/mo); Hostinger VPS covers more ground (8 regions). The right pick depends on workload — details below.
| Railway | Hostinger VPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5/mo | $4.49/mo |
| Billing | usage | monthly |
| Regions | 4 | 8 |
| Free tier / trial | $5 monthly usage credit (trial) | 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Category | paas | iaas |
Railway
Deploy-from-repo PaaS with usage-based pricing
- + Git-push deploys in seconds
- + Usage-based billing
- + Great DX + templates
- + Databases as first-class plugins
- − Costs scale unpredictably vs VPS
- − Fewer regions
- − No static IP on hobby tier
Hostinger VPS
Budget-hosting giant's VPS line — cheapest long-term commits
- + Cheapest on multi-year terms
- + Beginner-friendly panel
- + Weekly backups included
- + AI assistant built in
- − Best pricing needs 24–48mo commit
- − No hourly billing
- − Shared-hosting DNA shows at scale