Can I use Railway and CreateOS together?

Yes, though CreateOS is designed to be comprehensive. Some teams use Railway for specific services and CreateOS as their primary platform.

How does CreateOS handle database deployment?

CreateOS provides managed databases and can also deploy your own database containers. Railway requires separate database services.

What about serverless functions?

CreateOS supports both serverless and long-running services, giving you more flexibility than Railway's container-focused approach.

Can I bring my existing Railway apps?

Yes! Check our migration guide for step-by-step instructions. Most apps migrate in under 20 minutes.

What is the best Railway alternative for full product deployment?

CreateOS is the top Railway alternative for teams that need more than just infrastructure. While Railway excels at running services, CreateOS provides the complete product lifecycle—AI-assisted deployment, vibe-coding support, built-in marketplace for monetization, and a global coordination layer of 89,000+ machines. Go from code to revenue in a single platform. Start building for free at nodeops.network/signup.

How does CreateOS compare to Railway for AI and GPU workloads?

CreateOS offers significant advantages for AI and GPU workloads compared to Railway. With access to 89,000+ distributed machines including GPU compute, CreateOS handles AI model training, inference, and agent orchestration natively. Railway's compute options are more limited and don't include dedicated GPU access. Learn more about our infrastructure at nodeops.network/createos/infrastructure.

Can I deploy and monetize apps on CreateOS unlike Railway?

Yes. CreateOS includes a built-in Marketplace and App Store where you can publish templates, workflows, and full applications for other developers to discover and deploy. The Build-to-Earn model creates passive income streams from your work—something Railway doesn't offer at all. Explore the builder ecosystem at nodeops.network/createos/for-builders.

How much does Railway cost vs CreateOS?

Both CreateOS and Railway offer pay-as-you-go pricing, but CreateOS includes significantly more built-in features at no extra cost—AI-assisted deployment, marketplace distribution, monitoring, and zero-config CI/CD. You won't need to pay for additional third-party tools. CreateOS also offers a generous free tier to get started. See our pricing at nodeops.network/createos/pricing.

Does CreateOS support Docker containers like Railway?

Yes, CreateOS fully supports Docker containers, plus much more. Beyond traditional container deployment, CreateOS offers serverless functions, AI agent orchestration, GPU compute workloads, and automatic containerization via AI—meaning you don't even need to write Dockerfiles. Read the full documentation at nodeops.network/createos/docs.

NodeOps

CreateOS vs Railway: Infrastructure vs a Full Product Execution Suite

Railway simplifies how services run. CreateOS simplifies how products get built and shipped end to end.

The Core Difference

Railway

A clean, developer-friendly PaaS focused on simplifying infrastructure. Great for backend services and hosting.

Simplifies how services run.

CreateOS

A full product execution suite covering the entire lifecycle: create, deploy, run, and distribute—all in one unified environment.

Simplifies how products get built and shipped.

CreateOS: One Suite from Idea to Distribution

Create

With vibe-coding or traditional code. NodeOpsGPT integration for AI-assisted development.

Deploy

Using AI-assisted deployment flows that automatically containerize and configure infrastructure.

Run

On managed CPU and GPU servers with horizontal and vertical scaling controls.

Distribute

Via a built-in marketplace and app store with monetization support.

The result is fewer tools, fewer handoffs, and a dramatically shorter path from idea to a live product.

Key Differences

Vibe-Coding Anywhere You Build

CreateOS supports vibe-coding through NodeOpsGPT and integrates with Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, Claude, and any MCP-enabled platform. Railway assumes the application already exists.

AI-Assisted Deployment by Default

CreateOS uses AI to analyze, containerize, and deploy automatically. No Dockerfiles, no manual configuration. Railway requires developers to describe how their app should run.

Compute as a First-Class Primitive

Through Server Flow, rent dedicated CPU/GPU servers, scale in real-time, and run AI workloads, background jobs, or full applications. Railway runs long-lived services well but with less flexibility.

Marketplace & App Store

CreateOS includes native marketplace for publishing apps, templates, and monetization. Railway has no built-in discovery or distribution surface.

Feature Comparison

Full Stack Support (Frontend + Backend)

Railway

Service-centric, not full product stack

CreateOS

AI-Assisted Creation

Railway

Basic templates, no AI generation

CreateOS

NodeOpsGPT + vibe coding

AI-Assisted Deployment

Railway

CreateOS

AI packaging & infra inference

Built-In CI/CD Pipeline

Railway

CreateOS

Default, no config

Automatic Containerization

Railway

User provides image or config

CreateOS

AI-driven

Managed Runtime (Production-ready)

Railway

Containers

CreateOS

Dedicated CPU / GPU Compute

Railway

Basic containers

CreateOS

Server Flow

Horizontal & Vertical Scaling Controls

Railway

CreateOS

Long-Running Services / Background Jobs

Railway

CreateOS

Observability & Metrics

Railway

Basic logs

CreateOS

Security Scanning & Compliance

Railway

CreateOS

Deployment Rollbacks

Railway

CreateOS

Multi-Environment (Dev/Staging/Prod)

Railway

CreateOS

Integrations (Editors / MCP / AI)

RailwayGit, CLI

CreateOSVS Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, Claude, MCP

Web3 & NodeOps Native Support

Railway

CreateOS

Built-In Marketplace / App Store

Railway

CreateOS

Monetization Support

Railway

CreateOS

Marketplace

Framework & Language Agnostic

Railway

General, but infra-centric

CreateOS

JS, TS, Go, Python, Rust, Java, containers

Feature / Capability

Full Stack Support (Frontend + Backend)

AI-Assisted Creation

AI-Assisted Deployment

Built-In CI/CD Pipeline

Automatic Containerization

Managed Runtime (Production-ready)

Dedicated CPU / GPU Compute

Horizontal & Vertical Scaling Controls

Long-Running Services / Background Jobs

Observability & Metrics

Security Scanning & Compliance

Deployment Rollbacks

Multi-Environment (Dev/Staging/Prod)

Integrations (Editors / MCP / AI)

Web3 & NodeOps Native Support

Built-In Marketplace / App Store

Monetization Support

Framework & Language Agnostic

Railway

CreateOS

NodeOpsGPT + vibe coding

AI packaging & infra inference

Default, no config

AI-driven

Server Flow

VS Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, Claude, MCP

Marketplace

JS, TS, Go, Python, Rust, Java, containers

Service-centric, not full product stack

Basic templates, no AI generation

User provides image or config

Containers

Basic containers

Basic logs

Git, CLI

General, but infra-centric

Migration Guide

Already using Railway? Migrating to CreateOS takes about 20 minutes.

Export Configuration

Export your Railway configuration

Connect Repository

Connect your Git repository to CreateOS

Auto-Deploy

CreateOS handles the rest automatically

Frequently Asked Questions

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