Modern deployment platform with one‑click deploy for frameworks and databases. Free tier gives $5 monthly credit, enough for a small full‑stack app.
Railway is a deployment platform similar to Vercel but with broader backend language and database support. Deploy from templates or connect a GitHub repo. It also offers PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redis.
I deployed a Next.js full‑stack app (API routes + PostgreSQL) with a template. Environment variables and database connection strings were auto‑injected. Took under 5 minutes, and the free tier handled hundreds of daily active users.
Railway complements Vercel by adding backend and database capabilities—full‑stack on one platform.
Pro tip: Railway credits are usage‑based; your app sleeps when idle to save credits. You can adjust the sleep timeout in settings.