Railway Introduces $5 Plan Amidst Free Tier Confusion and Abuse

Railway has experienced significant growth, nearing 500,000 users with a high volume of new monthly deployments.

Issues include confusing pricing, a problematic free tier, and system abuse which led to verification process changes.

Decision made to end free compute without strings and introduce a $5/month plan including a generous baseline of services.

New pricing plan aims to disincentivize abuse, with network egress fees and comes with a promise to offer quality features.

Migration for existing users starts on July 3, 2023, with full migration by August 1, 2023, and guides for changes provided.