{
  "slug": "railway",
  "name": "Railway",
  "domain": "railway.com",
  "category": "hosting-deployment",
  "categoryName": "Hosting & deployment",
  "description": "Cloud platform for deploying and scaling apps, databases and services with usage-based infrastructure pricing.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Railway from your workspace Billing page at railway.com/workspace/billing: click Cancel Plan in the Active Plan section. It takes about a minute; deployments stop immediately, while the plan stays active until the end of the billing cycle. Refunds are discretionary, aimed at new customers and limited to one per customer.",
  "price": "$5 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 5,
  "planName": "Hobby",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "hobby",
      "name": "Hobby",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 5
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$5 per month, billed monthly, includes $5 of monthly usage credit; resource usage beyond the credit is billed per use",
      "sourceUrl": "https://railway.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "pro",
      "name": "Pro",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 20
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$20 per month per workspace, billed monthly, includes $20 of monthly usage credit; resource usage beyond the credit is billed per use",
      "sourceUrl": "https://railway.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "enterprise",
      "name": "Enterprise",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Custom pricing",
      "sourceUrl": "https://railway.com/pricing"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.8,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team",
    "enterprise"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://railway.com/workspace/billing",
  "cancellationTime": "~1 minute",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 60,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open your workspace Billing page",
        "body": "Sign in and go to railway.com/workspace/billing."
      },
      {
        "title": "Go to the Active Plan section",
        "body": "It shows your current subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Click Cancel Plan",
        "body": "Railway stops all deployments in your workspace immediately to prevent further charges; the plan itself stays active until the end of the billing cycle."
      },
      {
        "title": "Optionally remove your payment method",
        "body": "Once cancelled with no pending invoices, click Delete in the payment method section to remove your saved card."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Pro is billed per workspace and uses the same billing page - there is no separate team cancellation flow.",
      "warning": "Cancelling stops all deployments in the workspace immediately, not at the end of the period. You may also still receive an invoice for usage consumed earlier in the cycle."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Refunds are discretionary, aimed at new customers who tried Railway and no longer want it, and limited to one per customer; consumed resource usage is generally not refunded. Request one via Workspace Settings → Billing using the refund button next to the invoice - if no button appears, you are ineligible. Approved refunds take roughly 5–10 business days, and Railway may take services offline immediately after refunding.",
  "pauseInfo": "No pause option is documented - the docs describe only cancelling or downgrading.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Upgrades apply immediately; downgrades take effect at the start of the next billing cycle. Plans are managed at railway.com/workspace/plans. When you cancel, deployments stop and an invoice for already-consumed usage may still follow.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Railway deletes platform data after warning: 30 days after expiry on Free/Trial, 60 days after cancellation on Hobby, 90 days on Pro. Deleting your account (Account Settings → Delete Account) removes all account information and project data.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "Discretionary, once"
    },
    {
      "k": "Deployments stop",
      "v": "Immediately"
    },
    {
      "k": "Data kept",
      "v": "60–90 days"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Do my apps keep running after I cancel?",
      "answer": "No. When you cancel, Railway stops all deployments in your workspace to prevent further charges."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I still be charged after cancelling?",
      "answer": "Yes - an invoice may follow for resource usage you consumed during that billing cycle before cancelling."
    },
    {
      "question": "When does my cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "The plan remains active until the end of the billing cycle, but deployments stop the moment you cancel."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens to my data after cancelling?",
      "answer": "Railway deletes data after warning: 30 days after expiry on Free/Trial, 60 days after cancellation on Hobby, 90 days on Pro."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get a refund?",
      "answer": "Refunds are discretionary, mainly for first-time customers, and limited to one per customer. Use the refund button next to your invoice under Workspace Settings → Billing."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I remove my saved payment method?",
      "answer": "Yes, once the subscription is cancelled and no invoices are pending - click Delete in the payment method section."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Pricing FAQs - Railway docs",
      "url": "https://docs.railway.com/pricing/faqs",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pricing plans - Railway docs",
      "url": "https://docs.railway.com/reference/pricing/plans",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Railway pricing",
      "url": "https://railway.com/pricing",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Refunds - Railway docs",
      "url": "https://docs.railway.com/reference/pricing/refunds",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Free trial - Railway docs",
      "url": "https://docs.railway.com/reference/pricing/free-trial",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Accounts - Railway docs",
      "url": "https://docs.railway.com/access/accounts",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-06",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-05",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/railway",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/railway.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/railway.md"
  }
}