Supabase Pricing 2026: Complete Cost Breakdown (Free to Enterprise)

Updated May 2026: This guide reflects the latest Supabase pricing, including current compute tiers ($12-$3,730/month), vector database capabilities (pgvector included free), and all usage-based overage rates verified against official Supabase documentation.

Trying to calculate your actual Supabase costs can be deceptive. Between the generous free tier, the straightforward $25 Pro plan, and the various usage-based fees, it’s easy to underestimate your monthly bill. As a powerful open-source Firebase alternative, Supabase is a fantastic choice for building everything from a weekend project to a scalable enterprise application, but you need to understand the financial commitment.

At metacto, we’ve implemented Supabase for numerous clients, giving us firsthand insight into how pricing works in the real world. We’ve seen teams get surprised by egress fees or Auth costs after launch. This guide is designed to prevent that. We’ll break down every plan, demystify the usage-based pricing, and highlight the “hidden” costs of integration and maintenance.

Last Updated: May 12, 2026 | Pricing Verified: Official Supabase Documentation

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Quick Answer: How Much Does Supabase Cost in 2026?

If you’re evaluating Supabase and need the numbers fast, here’s what you need to know:

• Free Plan: $0/month (500MB DB, 50K MAUs, 1GB storage, 200 realtime connections) - Perfect for hobby projects and MVPs
• Pro Plan: $25/month + usage (8GB DB, 100K MAUs, 100GB storage, 500 realtime connections) - The production standard
• Team Plan: $599/month + usage (Pro limits + SOC2/ISO 27001 compliance, 14-day backups)
• Enterprise: Custom pricing (dedicated support, HIPAA compliance, BYO cloud, 24/7 support)

Average Real-World Pro Plan Cost: Most small-to-medium production apps pay $35-75/month once usage fees are included. High-traffic apps with 200K+ MAUs typically run $100-200/month.

When to Upgrade from Free: Move to Pro when you hit 40K+ monthly active users, need 400MB+ database storage, or require daily backups and email support. Projects on the free tier pause after 7 days of inactivity.

Vector Database (pgvector): Included free on all plans. No extra charge for AI/embedding workloads.

Supabase Pricing Plans: At a Glance

To quickly compare the options, here is a high-level overview of the four main Supabase pricing plans. This table will help you identify the right starting point for your project.

Feature	Free Plan	Pro Plan	Team Plan	Enterprise Plan
Monthly Cost	$0	Starts at $25 + Usage	Starts at $599 + Usage	Custom
Best For	Hobby Projects & MVPs	Production Apps & Businesses	Agencies & Large Teams	Large-Scale Needs
Database Size	500 MB	8 GB (Usage-based after)	8 GB (Usage-based after)	Custom
Monthly Active Users	50,000	100,000 (Usage-based after)	100,000 (Usage-based after)	Custom
Storage	1 GB	100 GB (Usage-based after)	100 GB (Usage-based after)	Custom
Realtime Connections	200 concurrent	500 concurrent	500 concurrent	Custom
Realtime Messages	2M/month	5M/month	5M/month	Custom
Daily Backups	No	7-day retention	14-day retention	Custom
Log Retention	1 day	7 days	28 days	Custom
Email Support	Community Only	Yes	Priority + SLAs	Dedicated 24/7
SOC2/ISO 27001	No	No	Yes	Yes
HIPAA Compliance	No	No	Available Add-on	Available Add-on

Deep Dive: Supabase Pricing Tiers Explained

Supabase structures its pricing around a base fee for each tier, with additional costs for usage that exceeds the plan’s included quotas. Let’s look at each plan in detail.

1. The Free Plan

The Free plan is one of Supabase’s most attractive features. It’s incredibly generous and allows you to build and launch a full application without paying a dime. It’s perfect for prototyping, hackathons, and building out an MVP.

• Cost: $0
• Best For: Startups, indie developers, and anyone building an MVP before seeking investment.
• Key Limitation: Projects on the free plan that are inactive for 7 days will be paused. You also have strict usage limits. Once you hit those limits, your service may be disrupted until you upgrade.

Free Plan Limits Breakdown (2026)

Feature	Limit
Organizations	1 Member
Projects	2 active
Database Size	500 MB
Database Egress	5 GB
Cached Egress	5 GB
Auth MAUs	50,000
Storage Size	1 GB
Storage Egress	5 GB
Edge Function Invocations	500,000
Realtime Connections	200 concurrent
Realtime Messages	2,000,000/month
Max Message Size	256 KB

2. The Pro Plan

The Pro plan is the standard choice for any serious application going into production. For a base fee, you get significantly higher limits, daily backups, no project pausing, and the ability to scale your usage as your app grows.

• Cost: Starts at $25 per project, per month (includes $10 in compute credits), plus pay-as-you-go usage fees.
• Best For: Production applications, small to medium businesses, and startups that have outgrown the free tier.
• Key Feature: Spend caps are ON by default, preventing surprise bills.

The $10 compute credit included with every Pro project covers the default Micro instance ($12/month). If you need dedicated CPU resources for heavier workloads, you can upgrade to a Large compute add-on ($96/month, ~$86 after credit).

The Pro plan introduces the concept of usage-based billing for almost every feature, which is the “true cost” of Supabase. We’ll break this down in the next section.

3. The Team Plan

The Team plan is designed for larger organizations or agencies that require advanced collaboration features, centralized billing, and higher security standards.

• Cost: Starts at $599 per month, which includes Pro plan access for all projects, plus usage.
• Best For: Development agencies, larger companies with multiple development teams, and businesses needing features like SSO, SOC2/ISO 27001 compliance, audit logging, and 14-day backup retention.
• Key Difference from Pro: 28-day log retention (vs 7 days), priority support with SLAs, project-scoped access controls, and HIPAA available as add-on.

4. The Enterprise Plan

The Enterprise plan is a fully custom solution for organizations with specific, large-scale requirements around security, compliance, and support.

• Cost: Custom pricing based on a dedicated contract.
• Best For: Large companies requiring features like HIPAA compliance, dedicated infrastructure, BYO cloud support, and enterprise-level support with 24/7 availability and uptime SLAs. If your application handles sensitive health information, this is the path forward.

The True Cost of Supabase: Understanding Usage-Based Pricing

Your final Supabase bill is your plan’s base fee plus any overages. Here’s how the pay-as-you-go pricing works for the most common services on the Pro and Team plans.

Supabase Pricing Plans 2026: A Quick Comparison

Feature	Included in Pro Plan	Pay-as-you-go Price (After Included)
Database Size	8 GB	$0.125 per GB / month
Database Egress	250 GB	$0.09 per GB
Cached Egress	250 GB	$0.03 per GB
Auth MAUs	100,000	$0.00325 per additional MAU
Storage Size	100 GB	$0.021 per GB / month
Storage Egress	250 GB	$0.09 per GB
Edge Function Invocations	2,000,000	$2 per additional 1,000,000
Realtime Messages	5,000,000	$2.50 per additional 1,000,000
Realtime Peak Connections	500	$10 per additional 1,000

It’s crucial to model these costs. For example, if your Pro app has 150,000 Monthly Active Users, you will pay for the 50,000 users over your limit. This is a critical factor when planning your app’s monetization strategy.

Supabase Add-On Costs to Watch in 2026

Beyond usage overages, Supabase offers several paid add-ons that can significantly impact your total bill:

Add-On	Cost	Notes
Compute (Micro - default)	~$12/month (covered by $10 credit)	2-core shared ARM, 1 GB RAM
Compute (Small)	$24/month ($14 after credit)	2-core shared ARM, 2 GB RAM
Compute (Medium)	$48/month ($38 after credit)	2-core shared ARM, 4 GB RAM
Compute (Large - Dedicated)	$96/month ($86 after credit)	2-core dedicated ARM, 8 GB RAM
Compute (XL)	~$192/month	4-core dedicated ARM, 16 GB RAM
Compute (2XL)	~$384/month	8-core dedicated ARM, 32 GB RAM
Compute (4XL)	~$768/month	16-core dedicated ARM, 64 GB RAM
Compute (8XL)	~$1,870/month	32-core dedicated ARM, 128 GB RAM
Compute (12XL)	~$2,800/month	48-core dedicated ARM, 192 GB RAM
Point-in-Time Recovery	$100/month per 7-day retention	Restores your database to any point
Custom Domain	$10/month per domain per project	Branded API endpoints
Database Branching	$0.01344/branch/hour	Dev/test environment isolation
IPv4 Address	$4/month per database	Required if your infrastructure doesn’t support IPv6
Log Drain	$60/month + $0.20/M events + $0.09/GB	For exporting logs to external monitoring
Advanced MFA (Phone)	$75/month first project, $10/additional	SMS-based multi-factor authentication
Image Transformations	100 origin images free, $5 per 1K after	On-the-fly image resizing

Realistic Production Baseline: Many teams discover that a comfortable production setup on the Pro plan actually costs around $110-120/month when combining the $25 base fee with a Large compute instance (~$86 after credit). Factor this in when comparing Supabase to alternatives.

Understanding these costs is essential for optimizing your AI infrastructure spend and calculating true ROI on your tech investments.

Supabase Cost Calculator: Estimate Your True Monthly Bill

Understanding your projected Supabase costs is essential for budgeting and preventing billing surprises. Here’s how to calculate your expected monthly bill on the Pro plan:

Step 1: Start with Your Base Plan Fee

• Pro Plan Base: $25/month
• Team Plan Base: $599/month (includes Pro features for all projects)

Step 2: Calculate Your Usage Overages

Use these formulas to estimate your monthly overages based on your expected usage:

Database Size Overage:

• Formula: If your DB > 8 GB: (Your DB Size in GB - 8) × $0.125
• Example: 15 GB database = (15 - 8) × $0.125 = $0.88/month

Database Egress Overage:

• Formula: If your egress > 250 GB: (Your Egress in GB - 250) × $0.09
• Example: 300 GB egress = (300 - 250) × $0.09 = $4.50/month

Auth MAUs Overage:

• Formula: If your MAUs > 100,000: (Your MAUs - 100,000) × $0.00325
• Example: 150,000 MAUs = (150,000 - 100,000) × $0.00325 = $162.50/month

Storage Size Overage:

• Formula: If your storage > 100 GB: (Your Storage in GB - 100) × $0.021
• Example: 250 GB storage = (250 - 100) × $0.021 = $3.15/month

Storage Egress Overage:

• Formula: If your egress > 250 GB: (Your Egress in GB - 250) × $0.09
• Example: 500 GB egress = (500 - 250) × $0.09 = $22.50/month

Step 3: Real-World Cost Examples

Here are common usage scenarios to help you estimate your monthly bill:

App Profile	MAUs	DB Size	Storage	Estimated Monthly Cost
Small SaaS (MVP)	5,000	2 GB	10 GB	$25 (base only)
Growing App	120,000	10 GB	80 GB	$90 ($25 + $65 overages)
Medium Business	200,000	25 GB	300 GB	$356 ($25 + $331 overages)
High-Traffic App	500,000	50 GB	1 TB	$1,398 ($25 + $1,373 overages)

Key Insight: Your largest cost driver is typically Auth MAUs once you exceed 100,000 monthly active users. At $0.00325 per additional user, a popular app with 500,000 MAUs pays $1,300/month just for authentication.

Step 4: Cost Optimization Tips

To keep your Supabase bill predictable and manageable:

1. Optimize Database Queries: Inefficient queries can drive up compute and egress costs. Use indexes and query optimization.
2. Implement Caching: Cache frequently accessed data to reduce database egress.
3. Monitor MAUs Carefully: Track your monthly active users and consider implementing tiered features or usage limits.
4. Compress Files: Use image compression and CDN caching for storage-heavy applications.
5. Set Up Billing Alerts: Configure alerts in the Supabase dashboard to notify you when approaching usage limits.

This is where expert guidance makes a significant difference. Our Fractional CTO service includes cost optimization strategies that can reduce your monthly Supabase bill by 30-50% through architectural improvements.

Supabase Free Tier: Complete 2026 Guide to Limits and Best Practices

The Supabase free tier is one of the most generous in the Backend-as-a-Service space, making it an excellent choice for learning, prototyping, and launching MVPs. However, understanding the exact limits and how to work within them is critical to avoid unexpected disruptions.

What You Get for Free in 2026

The free plan provides a surprisingly robust set of features:

Resource	Free Tier Limit	What This Means in Practice
Projects	2 active	You can run two separate applications or environments
Database Size	500 MB	Enough for ~50,000-100,000 user records (depending on schema)
Database Egress	5 GB/month	~5,000-12,000 typical API requests per month
Cached Egress	5 GB/month	CDN-cached content delivery
Auth MAUs	50,000	Up to 50,000 unique users who log in each month
Storage Size	1 GB	Room for ~500-1,000 profile images or documents
Storage Egress	5 GB/month	~5,000-12,000 image downloads per month
Edge Functions	500,000 invocations	More than enough for most serverless workloads
API Requests	Unlimited	No restrictions on read/write operations
Realtime Connections	200 concurrent	Peak simultaneous WebSocket connections
Realtime Messages	2M/month	Messages broadcast across channels
Max Message Size	256 KB	Per-message payload limit

The 7-Day Inactivity Rule

Critical Limitation: Free tier projects that have no database activity for 7 consecutive days are automatically paused. Your project can be easily restored with one click, but this makes the free tier unsuitable for production applications that need 24/7 uptime.

Workaround: If you’re using the free tier for a live project temporarily, set up a simple cron job that pings your database every few days to keep the project active.

When You’ll Hit Free Tier Limits

Based on our experience with dozens of client projects, here’s when most apps outgrow the free tier:

Database Size (500 MB):

• User-generated content apps: 40,000-60,000 users with profiles, posts, and comments
• Analytics apps: 3-6 months of detailed event data
• E-commerce apps: 10,000-20,000 products with images and descriptions

Auth MAUs (50,000):

• Most apps never hit this on the free tier
• If you reach 40K+ MAUs, you have a successful product and should upgrade

Database Egress (5 GB/month):

• Typical mobile app: 10,000-25,000 monthly active users with light usage
• API-heavy apps: Can hit this limit with a few thousand power users

Storage (1 GB):

• Profile pictures only: ~2,000-3,000 users
• User-generated images: ~500-1,000 users
• Documents/PDFs: Highly variable depending on file sizes

Is the Free Tier Enough to Launch?

Yes, if:

• You’re validating an idea with < 5,000 early adopters
• You can upgrade to Pro before hitting critical mass
• You’re building an internal tool with low usage

No, if:

• You need guaranteed uptime (7-day pause rule is a dealbreaker)
• You’re launching with a marketing campaign expecting 10K+ users
• You need point-in-time backups or email support

For most startups, we recommend launching on the free tier to validate product-market fit, then upgrading to Pro once you have 20-30 paying customers. This strategy is core to our MVP Development approach.

Beyond the Platform: Integration & Maintenance Costs

Choosing a Supabase plan is only the first step. The real investment comes from properly integrating it into your application. A flawed setup can lead to security vulnerabilities, data loss, and costly overruns.

Factors that contribute to the total cost of ownership include:

1. Development & Integration: Your team needs to correctly implement the Supabase client libraries, set up database tables, configure Row Level Security (RLS), and integrate authentication. This requires skilled mobile app development or web development expertise. For complex integrations, consider an API-first architecture that scales cleanly.
2. Database Architecture: Designing an efficient Postgres schema is critical for performance and cost. A poorly designed database can quickly exceed storage and compute quotas. If you’re comparing database options, consider reading our guide on MongoDB pricing to understand alternative approaches.
3. Security Configuration: Supabase is secure by default, but you are responsible for writing correct RLS policies. A misconfiguration can expose user data. For complex projects, our fractional CTO service can provide the oversight needed to ensure a secure and scalable architecture.
4. AI Data Integration: If you’re building AI features on top of Supabase (using pgvector for embeddings, for example), you’ll need to connect your CRM, email, docs, and other data sources properly. This is where architectural expertise pays dividends.
5. Project Migration & Rescue: If you have an existing application or a poorly implemented Supabase project, you may need a project rescue effort to migrate your data and fix the architecture without downtime.

As a leading mobile app development partner, metacto offers end-to-end Supabase development and consulting services. We ensure your backend is scalable, secure, and cost-effective from day one.

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Supabase vs Firebase: A Detailed Cost Comparison for 2026

One of the most common questions we hear is: “Should I choose Supabase or Firebase?” From a pricing perspective, the answer depends on your usage patterns, but Supabase typically offers more predictable and transparent costs.

Pricing Philosophy: Resources vs Operations

The fundamental difference lies in how each platform charges:

Supabase: Charges based on resources consumed (database size, storage, monthly active users) Firebase: Charges based on operations performed (document reads, writes, deletes, function invocations)

For a complete breakdown of Firebase pricing and costs, check out our comprehensive guide.

This distinction has massive implications for your bill predictability and cost optimization strategy.

Side-by-Side Cost Comparison

Feature	Supabase Pro	Firebase Blaze (Pay-as-you-go)
Base Fee	$25/month	$0 (pure pay-as-you-go)
Database	8 GB included, then $0.125/GB	1 GB free, then $0.18/GB
Database Reads	Unlimited (included)	$0.06 per 100K documents
Database Writes	Unlimited (included)	$0.18 per 100K documents
Database Deletes	Unlimited (included)	$0.02 per 100K documents
Auth Users	100K MAUs included, $0.00325 per additional	Unlimited free
File Storage	100 GB included, $0.021/GB after	5 GB free, $0.026/GB after
CDN Bandwidth	250 GB included, $0.09/GB after	10 GB free, $0.15/GB after
Cached Bandwidth	250 GB included, $0.03/GB after	N/A
Functions	2M invocations included	2M free, then $0.40 per million
Vector Database	pgvector included free	Firestore Vector (limited)

Real-World Cost Scenarios

Let’s compare costs for three common application profiles:

Scenario 1: Content App (100K MAUs, 50K daily reads, 5K daily writes)

• Supabase: $25/month (base only, no overages)
• Firebase: ~$120/month (mostly document reads)
• Winner: Supabase (80% cheaper)

Scenario 2: Social App (200K MAUs, 500K daily reads, 100K daily writes)

• Supabase: ~$356/month ($25 base + $331 for 100K extra MAUs + storage)
• Firebase: ~$800/month (primarily from reads/writes operations)
• Winner: Supabase (55% cheaper)

Scenario 3: Real-time Collaboration (50K MAUs, 2M daily reads, 500K daily writes)

• Supabase: $25-50/month (depends on storage/egress)
• Firebase: ~$1,200/month (operation-heavy)
• Winner: Supabase (95% cheaper for high-operation apps)

When Firebase Might Be Cheaper

Firebase can be more cost-effective for:

• Very low-traffic apps with < 1,000 MAUs (Firebase’s $0 base fee vs Supabase’s $25)
• Write-heavy apps with minimal storage (Firebase Auth is free unlimited)
• Mobile-first apps heavily using Firebase’s free mobile SDKs and analytics

The Predictability Advantage

The biggest advantage of Supabase’s pricing model is predictability. With Firebase, an inefficient query or a spike in traffic can cause your bill to explode unexpectedly. A common mistake is writing a Firestore query that accidentally reads thousands of documents, resulting in a $500 surprise bill.

With Supabase, your costs are tied to fixed resources. Even if your app has 10 million API requests in a month, you pay the same $25 base fee (assuming you stay within your resource limits). This makes budgeting and forecasting far more reliable. Plus, Pro plan spend caps are enabled by default, giving you an additional safety net against runaway costs.

Comparing Auth Solutions: If authentication is a major concern for your app, you might also want to compare Supabase Auth with Auth0’s pricing and features to determine the best fit for your security and budget requirements.

Migration Considerations

If you’re considering migrating from Firebase to Supabase, or vice versa, factor in these costs:

• Data migration: 20-40 development hours for medium-sized datasets
• SDK rewrite: 40-80 hours to replace Firebase SDKs with Supabase
• Authentication migration: 10-20 hours to migrate user accounts
• Function rewrites: 20-60 hours depending on complexity

For teams evaluating a Firebase to Supabase migration due to cost concerns, the typical payback period is 6-12 months. Our Project Rescue team specializes in these migrations.

Supabase Vector Database (pgvector): AI Features at No Extra Cost

One of Supabase’s most compelling features for AI-powered applications is the inclusion of pgvector, a PostgreSQL extension for vector similarity search. Unlike dedicated vector databases like Pinecone that charge per-vector, Supabase includes this capability on all plans at no additional cost.

What You Get

• pgvector extension: Full vector similarity search capabilities
• Embedding storage: Store OpenAI, Hugging Face, or custom embeddings alongside your relational data
• HNSW and IVFFlat indexes: High-performance similarity search
• Hybrid search: Combine vector similarity with traditional SQL queries

Vector Database Cost Comparison (2026)

Provider	10M Vectors	Notes
Supabase Pro	~$75-250/month	Depends on storage and compute tier
Pinecone	~$675/month	Dedicated vector database
Weaviate Cloud	~$400/month	Managed vector database
Self-hosted pgvector	~$22/month	Requires DevOps expertise

For applications with under 50 million vectors, pgvector on Supabase typically wins on both cost and simplicity. Your vectors live alongside your relational data, eliminating sync complexity.

When You Might Need More

Scale beyond Supabase’s vector capabilities when:

• You exceed 100 million vectors with sub-10ms latency requirements
• You need multi-tenant vector isolation
• You require specialized vector operations not supported by pgvector

For most AI applications, Supabase’s included vector capabilities are more than sufficient. Learn more about building effective AI integrations and tracking what matters in AI operations.

Pro vs Free: Making the Right Decision for Your Business

Choosing between Supabase’s Free and Pro plans is a critical decision that impacts your app’s reliability, scalability, and long-term success. Here’s a comprehensive decision framework.

The Real Cost of “Free”

While Supabase’s free tier is generous, it comes with limitations that can derail a production application:

1. 7-Day Pause Risk: Your app can go offline without warning if you don’t have database activity for 7 days. This makes the free tier unsuitable for any business-critical application.

2. No Backups: If your database gets corrupted or accidentally deleted, you have no way to recover your data. This is an existential risk for any real business.

3. Community Support Only: When something breaks at 2 AM, you’re on your own. No email support means longer downtime.

4. Limited Scalability: 500 MB database fills up fast. Once you hit the limit, your app stops working until you upgrade.

When Free Makes Sense

The free tier is perfect for:

Prototyping & MVPs: You’re validating an idea with early adopters and can afford some downtime Learning Projects: You’re experimenting with Supabase and building technical skills Internal Tools: Low-stakes applications where occasional downtime is acceptable Side Projects: Passion projects with minimal users and no revenue expectations

When Pro Is Non-Negotiable

Upgrade to Pro ($25/month) when ANY of these conditions apply:

You Have Paying Customers: The $25/month is trivial compared to revenue risk from downtime You Need Reliability: Your app must be available 24/7 without pause risk You’re Fundraising: Investors expect production-grade infrastructure You’re Growing Fast: You’re approaching 40K MAUs or 400 MB database size You Value Your Data: Point-in-time recovery and daily backups are essential You Need Support: Email support can save hours of debugging time

The $25 Decision Framework

Ask yourself: “If my app was down for 24 hours because I was on the free tier, what would that cost me?”

• Lost revenue: If you make > $1/day in revenue, Pro pays for itself
• Customer trust: One outage can lose users permanently
• Support tickets: Downtime generates support burden
• Developer time: Debugging free tier limitations costs more than $25 in salary

For any serious business, the Pro plan is the obvious choice. The real question isn’t “Should I pay $25?” but rather “Why didn’t I upgrade sooner?”

The Smooth Upgrade Path

Upgrading from Free to Pro is seamless:

1. Add a payment method in your Supabase dashboard
2. Select the Pro plan for your project
3. Your project immediately gets Pro features with zero downtime
4. Your usage history carries over

Most teams start on Free to validate their idea, then upgrade to Pro once they have 10-20 paying customers or $500+/month in revenue. This is a proven pattern we recommend for all MVP Development projects.

Conclusion: Plan for Scale, Invest in Expertise

Supabase’s pricing model is designed to grow with you. The free tier is perfect for getting started, the Pro plan offers a predictable path to production, and the Enterprise plan provides for massive scale.

The key to success is to look beyond the base monthly fee. You must understand and forecast your usage costs for Auth, Database, and Storage to build a sustainable financial model for your application. The platform is powerful, but its value is only unlocked through expert implementation.

Further Reading: To dive deeper into what makes Supabase unique and how it compares to other backend solutions, read our complete guide: What is Supabase?

If you’re ready to build on Supabase with confidence, talk to the team at metacto. We’ll help you choose the right plan and build a backend that sets you up for long-term success.

Related Reading

Planning your backend infrastructure involves more than just database costs. These guides will help you think through the broader picture:

Database & Backend Architecture:

• API-First AI: Integration Architecture - Design patterns for building AI-ready backends
• AI Data Integration: Connecting CRM, Email, Docs & Slack - How to connect your data sources effectively

Cost Optimization & ROI:

• AI Cost Optimization: Getting More Value - Reduce infrastructure spend without sacrificing capability
• AI Workflow ROI: Calculating Real Savings - Framework for measuring automation investments

Operations & Monitoring:

• Continuous AI Operations: Running Smoothly - Keep your AI systems reliable in production
• AI Monitoring: What to Track - The metrics that matter for AI-powered applications

Frequently Asked Questions About Supabase Pricing

How much does Supabase cost in 2026?

Supabase offers four pricing tiers in 2026. The Free plan is $0 and includes 2 projects with 500 MB database storage, 50,000 monthly active users, and 200 concurrent realtime connections. The Pro plan starts at $25/month plus usage-based fees for resources exceeding included limits (8 GB database, 100K MAUs, 100 GB storage, 500 realtime connections). The Team plan is $599/month and includes Pro features with SOC2/ISO 27001 compliance, 14-day backup retention, and priority support. The Enterprise plan has custom pricing with dedicated support, HIPAA compliance, and BYO cloud options.

What are the limits of the Supabase free tier in 2026?

The Supabase free tier in 2026 provides 2 active projects, 500 MB database storage, 5 GB database egress, 5 GB cached egress, 50,000 monthly active users for authentication, 1 GB file storage, 5 GB storage egress, 500,000 edge function invocations, 200 concurrent realtime connections, and 2 million realtime messages per month (256 KB max message size). The most important limitation is that projects are automatically paused after 7 days of inactivity, making the free tier unsuitable for production apps requiring 24/7 uptime. API requests are unlimited on the free tier.

How is Supabase Auth priced and when will I hit the limit?

Supabase Auth pricing is based on Monthly Active Users (MAUs) - unique users who authenticate within a calendar month. The Free plan includes 50,000 MAUs, and the Pro plan includes 100,000 MAUs. Beyond that, you pay $0.00325 per additional MAU. This means if your app has 150,000 MAUs on the Pro plan, you pay the $25 base fee plus $162.50 for the 50,000 additional users. Auth typically becomes your largest cost driver once you exceed 100,000 monthly active users.

Is Supabase cheaper than Firebase in 2026?

It depends on your usage patterns, but Supabase is often more cost-effective and predictable. Supabase uses resource-based pricing (database size, storage, MAUs), while Firebase charges per operation (reads, writes, deletes). For most applications, Supabase's model is easier to forecast and typically 30-50% cheaper at scale. However, Firebase can be more economical for write-heavy applications with minimal storage needs. The key advantage of Supabase is pricing transparency - you can accurately model your costs before deployment, whereas Firebase bills can surprise you with unexpected spikes from inefficient queries.

When should I upgrade from Supabase Free to Pro?

You should upgrade to Supabase Pro when you reach 40,000+ monthly active users, need more than 400 MB of database storage, require guaranteed uptime (free tier pauses after 7 days of inactivity), need daily automated backups with point-in-time recovery, or want email support for production issues. Most successful startups upgrade once they have 20-30 paying customers or are planning a marketing campaign that will drive significant user growth. The Pro plan's $25/month base cost is a small price for production-grade reliability and room to scale.

What are the hidden costs of using Supabase?

The main hidden costs in Supabase are usage-based fees that kick in once you exceed your plan's included resources. Database egress costs $0.09 per GB after 250 GB on Pro, cached egress is $0.03/GB after 250 GB, and storage egress follows the same $0.09/GB rate after 250 GB. Auth MAUs become expensive at scale ($0.00325 per user over 100K). Realtime connections cost $10 per 1,000 peak connections over 500, and messages cost $2.50 per million over 5M. Compute add-ons range from ~$12/month (Micro) to ~$2,800/month (12XL). Other add-ons include PITR ($100/month per 7 days), custom domains ($10/month), database branching ($0.01344/branch/hour), and advanced MFA ($75/month first project). Beyond platform costs, factor in development integration time (typically 40-80 hours for a production setup). A realistic production Pro plan baseline is closer to $110-120/month when you include dedicated Large compute.

Is Supabase HIPAA compliant for healthcare apps?

Yes, Supabase offers HIPAA compliance, but it is only available as a paid add-on for customers on the Enterprise plan. HIPAA compliance is not available on the Free, Pro, or Team plans. If your application handles Protected Health Information (PHI), you must use the Enterprise plan and sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with Supabase. This includes additional security controls, dedicated infrastructure, and audit logging required for healthcare compliance.

How much does Supabase storage cost and what affects it?

On the Pro plan, you get 100 GB of file storage included in your $25/month base fee. Additional storage costs $0.021 per GB per month (about $2.10 for every extra 100 GB). Storage egress (data transfer out when users download files) is free up to 250 GB, then costs $0.09 per GB. Cached egress through the CDN costs only $0.03/GB after 250 GB, making it much cheaper. Image transformations include 100 origin images free, then $5 per 1,000. Your storage costs are affected by file sizes, compression strategy, whether you use CDN caching effectively, and how often files are downloaded. For image-heavy applications, implementing responsive images and CDN caching can reduce storage egress costs by 60-80%.

Can I estimate my Supabase costs before launching?

Yes, and you should. Estimate your monthly Supabase costs by calculating: (1) Base plan fee ($25 for Pro), (2) Expected database size beyond 8 GB × $0.125/GB, (3) Expected monthly active users beyond 100K × $0.00325, (4) File storage beyond 100 GB × $0.021/GB, (5) Egress costs if you exceed 250 GB (database or cached at $0.03/GB, storage at $0.09/GB), and (6) Realtime connections beyond 500 × $10 per 1,000. Pro plan spend caps are ON by default, preventing surprise bills. A typical small-to-medium production app with 50K MAUs and 5 GB database pays just the $25 base fee. An app with 200K MAUs, 25 GB database, and 300 GB storage pays approximately $356/month. Use our cost calculator section above to model your specific scenario.

What is the average Supabase bill for a production app?

Based on our experience implementing Supabase for dozens of clients, most small-to-medium production applications pay between $35-75/month on the Pro plan, which includes the $25 base fee plus moderate usage overages. Apps with 100K-200K monthly active users typically pay $100-200/month. High-traffic apps with 500K+ MAUs can pay $1,000-2,000/month, with Auth MAUs being the primary cost driver. B2B SaaS applications with fewer users but larger databases (50GB+) usually fall in the $100-300/month range. The key is understanding your specific usage pattern and optimizing your architecture to minimize egress costs.