8 days ago
Dear Railway Team,
I hope this message finds you well.
I am writing to explore the feasibility of hosting a comprehensive, all-in-one hotel management system on Railway.com. Our application is a full‑stack web app built with Google Apps Script for the backend and a responsive HTML/CSS/JavaScript frontend, designed to integrate multiple core operational functions into a single platform. The system will serve a mid‑sized hotel with the following scale:
Property Management System (PMS): Managing 100+ rooms, including reservations, check‑ins/outs, and guest profiles.
Human Resources (HR) / Employee Management System (EMS): Supporting a workforce of over 100 staff, covering payroll, scheduling, attendance, and training.
Learning Management System (LMS): For staff training and development.
Accounts & Finance: Comprehensive financial tracking, reporting, and reconciliation.
Point of Sale (POS): On‑site sales management for F&B and other retail outlets.
Based on my research, Railway offers a usage‑based pricing model with three main tiers: Free ($0/month, with $1 credit), Hobby ($5/month minimum), and Pro ($20/month minimum). Resource costs are billed by the second at rates of $20/vCPU/month, $10/GB RAM/month, and $0.15/GB for volume storage.
Given our application's anticipated resource demands - multiple concurrent users, real‑time data processing, and persistent database storage - could you please advise on:
Recommended Plan: Which subscription tier (Hobby, Pro, or Enterprise) would best suit a production deployment of this scale?
Estimated Monthly Cost: A rough projection of monthly hosting costs based on typical usage patterns for a system of this complexity.
Scalability & Limits: Any specific resource limits or considerations we should be aware of (e.g., CPU, RAM, storage, concurrent connections) when running a multi‑module application with 100+ concurrent users.
We are also interested in understanding Railway's capabilities regarding persistent storage, database integration (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis), and zero‑downtime deployments for a critical business application.
We look forward to learning how Railway can support our deployment needs and would appreciate any guidance or documentation you can share.
Best regards,
Gambo Cosmos Wulime
Bach Koncepts IT Ventures
2 Replies
8 days ago
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7 days ago
If you want a guaranteed 99.99% SLA, you'll need to go with the Enterprise plan.
I'm not able to give an exact number for your pricing question, but I'd probably estimate that RAM might be the highest of your cost, given you'll have a large number of concurrent users (and possibly a decently sized database).
I'd recommend going Pro for now and seeing how it turns out; then, if needed, you can book a call with the Sales team to upgrade to Enterprise for higher-level features (https://railway.com/enterprise with a minimum spend of $5k/month).