Best Ruby on Rails hosting (2026)

6 platforms that can host Ruby on Rails apps, compared side by side. Check free tiers, pricing model, regions and Docker support, then jump to the one that fits — or open the full comparison table.

Managed PaaS

Heroku

The original git-push PaaS

~$25/mo

Managed DBDocker
Managed PaaS

Render

Often called the closest Heroku replacement

~$7/mo

Free tier*Managed DBDocker
Managed PaaS

Railway

Usage-based infra with a slick UX

~$20.26/mo

Managed DBDocker
Container hosting

Fly.io

Run containers close to users

~$5.7/mo

Managed DBDocker
Self-hosted PaaS

Dokku

The smallest PaaS you can build

Free tierSelf-hostManaged DBDockerOpen source
Sponsored slot (reserved)

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