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Heroku vs Railway

Pick Heroku only if you already run a stable app on Cedar dynos and want zero-ops simplicity over new features — git-push deploys and managed Postgres/Redis add-ons still work fine for CRUD apps and internal tools meets developers should use railway when they need to deploy applications rapidly, especially for prototypes, mvps, or small-to-medium projects where minimizing devops overhead is crucial. Here's our take.

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Heroku

Nice Pick

Pros

+Don't pick it for anything net-new in 2026: Salesforce stopped selling Enterprise contracts in Feb and calls this openly a "sustaining engineering" (maintenance) mode
+Related to: docker, kubernetes

Cons

-Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Railway

Developers should use Railway when they need to deploy applications rapidly, especially for prototypes, MVPs, or small-to-medium projects where minimizing DevOps overhead is crucial

Pros

+It's ideal for teams focusing on development rather than infrastructure management, offering seamless integration with GitHub, environment variable handling, and database provisioning
+Related to: docker, kubernetes

Cons

-Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Heroku if: You want don't pick it for anything net-new in 2026: salesforce stopped selling enterprise contracts in feb and calls this openly a "sustaining engineering" (maintenance) mode and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Railway if: You prioritize it's ideal for teams focusing on development rather than infrastructure management, offering seamless integration with github, environment variable handling, and database provisioning over what Heroku offers.

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The Bottom Line

Heroku wins

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