.NET vs Railway

Microsoft's Swiss Army knife for developers—powerful, polished, and occasionally over-engineered meets deploy like a pro without the devops drama—just don't ask where your servers are. Here's our take.

.NET

Nice Pick

Microsoft's Swiss Army knife for developers—powerful, polished, and occasionally over-engineered.

Pros

• Excellent performance and scalability for enterprise applications
• Cross-platform support with .NET Core and beyond
• Rich ecosystem with extensive libraries and tooling like Visual Studio
• Strong type safety and modern features in C#

Cons

• Steep learning curve for beginners due to its complexity
• Can feel bloated for simple projects with too many configuration options

Railway

Deploy like a pro without the DevOps drama—just don't ask where your servers are.

Pros

• Any language/framework
• Simple pricing
• Good DX
• Databases included
• Dead-simple deployment with a slick CLI and UI
• Automatic scaling and monitoring out of the box
• Great for prototypes and startups with zero config headaches

Cons

• Newer
• Less edge support
• Smaller community
• Pricing can get murky as your app grows
• Limited control over underlying infrastructure

The Verdict

Use .NET if: You want excellent performance and scalability for enterprise applications and can live with steep learning curve for beginners due to its complexity.

Use Railway if: You prioritize any language/framework over what .NET offers.

The Bottom Line

.NET wins

Microsoft's Swiss Army knife for developers—powerful, polished, and occasionally over-engineered.