Backend as a Service (BaaS)
Supabase Pricing Explained: Tiers, Limits & Hidden Costs
- Starting price
- $25/mo (Pro tier) or Free Self-Hosted
- Pricing model
- Freemium / Usage-based / Open-Source
- Free tier
- Free Cloud plan: 500MB database, 50,000 monthly active users
Supabase plans and limits
| Tier | What you get |
|---|---|
| Free | Free Cloud plan: 500MB database, 50,000 monthly active users |
| Paid entry point | $25/mo (Pro tier) or Free Self-Hosted |
| How the bill grows | Freemium / Usage-based / Open-Source |
| Self-hosted | Available. Setup effort: Low (Official Docker template) |
Hidden costs to budget for
- Free projects pause after a week of inactivity, and heavy usage needs paid compute add-ons
What Supabase costs as you grow
Supabase provides a fixed $25/mo Pro tier with predictable limits, preventing the infamous viral runaway billing spikes that trap Firebase users.
Firebase vs SupabaseBoth are free self-hosted. Supabase Cloud Pro is $25/mo with a fixed database allowance; Appwrite Cloud Pro is $15/mo but its limits per project are tighter, so cost depends on how much storage and bandwidth the app actually uses.
Supabase vs AppwriteCheaper alternatives to Supabase
Supabase pricing: FAQ
How much does Supabase cost?
Supabase uses freemium / Usage-based / Open-Source pricing. Paid usage starts at $25/mo (Pro tier) or Free Self-Hosted.
Does Supabase have a free tier?
Free Cloud plan: 500MB database, 50,000 monthly active users.
What are the hidden costs of Supabase?
Free projects pause after a week of inactivity, and heavy usage needs paid compute add-ons.
What are cheaper alternatives to Supabase?
PocketBase ($0 (self-hosted single binary)), Appwrite ($0 (self-hosted) or $15/mo (Cloud Pro)), Google Firebase (Free tier then usage-based).