VibeOps vs Railway
Railway is great for quick deploys. VibeOps adds security scanning, cost controls, and governance. Choose Railway for simplicity, VibeOps for production-grade security.
Comparison
| Feature | VibeOps | Railway |
|---|---|---|
| Deploy from GitHub | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Custom domains + SSL | ||
| Deep security scanning | ||
| SOC-2 style checks | ||
| Cost limits & alerts | ||
| Approval workflows | ||
| Root cause explanations | ||
| Built-in databases |
When to Choose
Choose VibeOps
- • Deep security scanning for AI-generated code
- • Cost controls and budget alerts
- • Team governance and approval workflows
- • SOC-2 style checks for enterprise
Choose Railway
- • Simple deploys for side projects
- • Built-in PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB
- • Experiments without security needs
Common Questions
You could, but there's overlap. Most users choose one. If you need Railway's database add-ons, you can use Railway for hosting and VibeOps for security scanning.
Railway's hobby tier is $5/month. VibeOps has a free tier. For production, VibeOps includes security and governance Railway doesn't offer.
Both use major cloud providers. Railway has had publicized outages. VibeOps deploys to dedicated infrastructure.
Basic only. VibeOps offers deeper analysis for AI-generated code patterns, secret detection, and SOC-2 style checks.
VibeOps has stronger governance: approval workflows, audit trails, role-based access. Railway's team features are basic.
Yes. Your code is in GitHub. Point VibeOps at your repo, export Railway env vars to our secrets manager.