Pay in naira.
Pro costs ₦30,000 a month through Paystack or bank transfer, or $19 by card, crypto or bank transfer. Railway lists its prices in US dollars.
Railway alternative
Lahyer vs Railway.
Railway and Lahyer both deploy apps and databases from Git. The differences are in how you pay, where apps run and how much the free plan holds.
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Lahyer and Railway, side by side.
Railway facts come from its public pages, checked on 2 October 2026. Plans change, so follow the sources before you decide.
| Checked 2 October 2026 | Lahyer | Railway |
|---|---|---|
| Prices | NGN and USD, with KES, ZAR, GHS and EGP shown as estimates | USD, paid by credit card. Invoices on Enterprise Source 1 |
| Free plan | 5 projects, 500 build minutes, 100 GB data out and a 1 GB Postgres database. No card | A $5 trial credit for 30 days, then $1 of usage a month for 1 project Source 1 |
| Paid plan | $19 or ₦30,000 a month for the workspace, up to 50 members | Hobby: $5 a month with $5 of usage. Pro: $20 a month per workspace with $20 of usage Source 1 |
| Custom domains | 10 per project on Free, 50 on Pro | None on Free, 2 on Hobby, 20 on Pro Source 1 |
| Where apps run | Johannesburg, delivered through a global edge | California, Virginia, Amsterdam or Singapore Source 2 |
Why Lahyer
Where Lahyer
is different.
Apps in Johannesburg.
Railway's regions are in the US, Europe and Singapore. Lahyer runs apps in Johannesburg and delivers them through a global edge.
A free plan you can launch on.
Free includes 5 projects, 10 custom domains per project and a 1 GB Postgres database, with no card.
To be fair
When Railway may suit you better.
- You want usage billing by the second for CPU and memory.
- You need several regions, or a region in the US, Europe or Singapore.
- You want sandboxes for agents or untrusted code.
Moving from Railway
Three steps
to switch.
Connect the same repository.
Import it from GitHub or GitLab. Supported frameworks are detected; a service with only a start command needs a Dockerfile.
Copy your variables.
Add your environment variables for production and preview. They are encrypted and available during the build.
Point your domain.
Add the domain to your Lahyer project and update the DNS records it shows. HTTPS follows once the domain is verified.
A few useful answers
Before you begin.
My Railway service has no framework, only a start command.
Add a Dockerfile that installs and starts the app. Lahyer builds the image and runs the container on the port from EXPOSE or the PORT variable.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Free includes 5 projects, 500 build minutes, 100 GB of data out and a 1 GB Postgres database. It needs no card and is not a time-limited trial.
Can I pay for Lahyer in naira?
Yes. Pro is ₦30,000 a month or ₦300,000 a year through Paystack or bank transfer. You can also pay $19 a month in US dollars by card, crypto or bank transfer.
Sources, checked on 2 October 2026
Lahyer facts come from our pricing page. Spotted something out of date? Email support@lahyer.com.