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Railway

Railway

Railway simplifies cloud infrastructure deployment by providing developers with an intuitive platform to deploy, manage, and scale applications without operational overhead.

railway.appSan Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2020

Last updated May 11, 2026

Industry
Cloud Infrastructure / Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
Business Model
SaaS
Target Market
Developers, Startups, SMB
Employee Count
11-50
Funding
$26M
API Available
Yes
Market Position

Not applicable - Railway is not an AdTech company

Overview

Railway is not an AdTech company. Railway is a modern Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider focused on simplifying cloud infrastructure deployment and management for developers. The company offers an integrated platform that combines compute resources, database provisioning, and continuous deployment workflows into a unified interface. Railway competes in the cloud infrastructure and developer tools space, not in advertising technology. It serves as an alternative to platforms like Heroku, Vercel, and traditional cloud providers, targeting developers who want to deploy applications without managing complex infrastructure. The company has no presence or offerings in the advertising technology ecosystem, programmatic advertising, ad serving, marketing automation, or any related AdTech verticals.

Products & Features

Railway Platform

Cloud infrastructure platform for deploying applications with integrated databases, networking, and deployment pipelines

Railway CLI

Command-line interface for managing Railway projects and deployments

Database Services

Managed database services including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis

Key Features
One-click deploymentsAutomatic HTTPSBuilt-in observabilityGitHub integrationEnvironment variables managementInstant rollbacks
Use Cases
Web application hostingAPI deploymentDatabase hostingMicroservices architecturePrototype development
Customer Segments
Individual developersStartupsSmall development teamsIndie hackers
Corporate history
  • 2020Founded
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