Hi there!

The reason you received $5 instead of $20 is likely due to updates in Railway's pricing and trial models.

Currently, the standard Trial Plan grants a one-time $5 credit to get you started on the platform without requiring a credit card. This amount is sufficient to run small projects for hundreds of hours due to Railway's efficient resource usage.

Why the confusion?

• Outdated Info: Many third-party tutorials, YouTube videos, or blog posts from a year or two ago might reference older referral programs or pricing tiers that are no longer active.

• Policy Changes: Railway, like many platforms, adjusts its referral bonuses and trial grants periodically. The link you used likely points to the current standard offer (the $5 Trial), even if the person who shared it originally described a higher amount from the past.

What you can do: You can check the current details on the Railway Pricing Page or your billing dashboard to confirm your plan status. If you have official written confirmation (like a recent email from Railway) specifically promising $20 for this specific campaign, you should reach out to the support team directly with a screenshot. Otherwise, the $5 credit is the correct current behavior.

Hope this helps explain the difference!

This is due to a technical glitch at railway's end. many people are facing same issue. reach out to railway team directly, they will definitely help regardig this.

This is incorrect :\

Yep, we're going to look into the bug in question.

Please let me know if we have any solution to this.

Same here, signed up using the referral link and got only 5$

Your account shows the standard $5 trial credit, not a referral credit. Referral codes must be applied during signup and cannot be added retroactively. If you clicked a referral link but navigated away or signed up through a different flow, the referral would not have been tracked.