koigrid vs Railway
Flat-rate app + database hosting — the EU alternative to Railway.
Railway bills by usage (CPU, RAM, egress) — great to start, unpredictable as you grow. koigrid gives you apps AND managed Postgres HA at a flat rate, EU-hosted and agent-native.
Same setup — what you actually pay
You save ~$34/mo (74%)
For a small production app + an HA Postgres database. Estimate from public pricing; koigrid is flat-rate with egress included. (prices reviewed 2026-07-04)
| Feature | koigrid | Railway |
|---|---|---|
| Price per GB of RAM / month | ~€5 (included in the plan) | ~€9.20 + $20/vCPU on top |
| Egress (data out) | €0 — included | ~$0.05/GB |
| Same workload: 3×2 GB + 4 TB/month | $89 flat | ~$60 compute + ~$200 egress |
| Predictable bill | Yes — you set the cap | No — metered per minute |
| Prices checked | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Pricing | Flat rate | Usage-based |
| Managed Postgres HA | Included | Add-on |
| Bandwidth | Included | Metered |
| Deploy from git (Dockerfile / nixpacks) | Yes, sandboxed | Yes |
| Drive by API / AI agent | Native | API |
| EU data residency | Yes | Optional |
What koigrid improves
Flat, predictable
No usage meter — your bill does not move with traffic.
HA Postgres included
Auto-failover + pooling + PITR, not an add-on.
Agent-native
Everything by API for your AI agent.
Frequently asked questions
Is koigrid cheaper than Railway?
koigrid is flat-rate with bandwidth included — no per-GB egress or per-request fees. For a comparable setup you usually pay a lot less (see the estimate above).
Can I migrate from Railway without lock-in?
Yes. koigrid runs on portable primitives — standard PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage and containers — so you can move in (or out) whenever you want.
Is my data hosted in the EU?
Yes. koigrid is EU-hosted (on Hetzner) with data sovereignty by default.
Can I run everything from an API or an AI agent?
Yes — koigrid is API-first and agent-native: every action has an API and a scoped token, with llms.txt and OpenAPI so an LLM can operate it end to end.