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Postgres + GraphQL · Backend & Databases

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Nhost free tier

Open-source backend with Postgres, a Hasura GraphQL API, auth, storage and functions.

Checked against Nhost's official pages on 1 Nov 2026. Free tiers change, so confirm before you commit.

What Nhost's free plan gives you

One active project with a 1 GB Postgres database, 1 GB storage, 5 GB egress and 10 functions.

Nhost free plan limits
LimitFree plan
Active projects1
Database1 GB
Storage1 GB
Egress5 GB
Functions10, 1 GB-hour, 10 s max

The catch

Only one project can be active at a time, and it pauses after a week idle.

Pros and cons

Good

  • Auto GraphQL API
  • Real Postgres
  • Open source

Watch out

  • One active project
  • Pauses when idle
  • 10-second function limit

How to start on Nhost

  1. 1

    Sign up at app.nhost.io

  2. 2

    Create a project

  3. 3

    Design tables in the Hasura console

  4. 4

    Install @nhost/nhost-js

  5. 5

    Add sign-in with Nhost Auth

Nhost: questions

Is Nhost free?

One active project with a 1 GB Postgres database, 1 GB storage, 5 GB egress and 10 functions. Free plan ends: Never.

Does Nhost need a credit card?

No, you can sign up for Nhost's free plan without a card.

What is the catch with Nhost's free plan?

Only one project can be active at a time, and it pauses after a week idle.

What are the best free alternatives to Nhost?

Cloudflare D1, Firebase (Spark plan), Turso. Compare their limits on this page or open each one for details.

Alternatives to Nhost

  • Cloudflare D1

    Serverless SQLite

    100

    SQLite databases that run alongside Cloudflare Workers on the free Workers plan.

    Databases
    10
    Storage
    5 GB total
    Row reads
    5M / day

    The catch: Only 100,000 row writes per day, which resets daily.

    No cardNo end date
    Paid from $5/mo (Workers Paid)
  • Firebase (Spark plan)

    BaaS + hosting

    100

    Google's app backend: static hosting, auth and Firestore on the free Spark plan.

    Hosting
    10 GB storage, 360 MB/day transfer
    Firestore
    1 GiB, 50K reads / 20K writes per day
    Realtime DB
    1 GB, 100 connections

    The catch: Cloud Functions, App Hosting and (for new projects) Cloud Storage need the pay-as-you-go Blaze plan.

    No cardNo end date
    Paid from Usage-based
  • Turso

    Edge SQLite

    92

    Hosted SQLite (libSQL) with many small databases and edge replicas.

    Databases
    100
    Storage
    5 GB
    Row reads
    500M / month

    The catch: Only one day of point-in-time restore on the free plan.

    No cardNo end date
    Paid from $4.99/mo (Developer)
  • Upstash

    Serverless Redis

    92

    Serverless Redis you call over HTTP, priced per request.

    Data size
    250 MB
    Commands
    500K / month
    Bandwidth
    10 GB / month

    The catch: 500K commands a month runs out fast if you poll or cache every request.

    No cardNo end date
    Paid from $10/mo (Fixed 250 MB (or pay as you go $0.20 per 100K commands))
  • MongoDB Atlas

    Managed MongoDB

    87

    Hosted MongoDB with a free shared cluster that has no end date.

    Storage
    512 MB
    Throughput
    Up to 100 ops/sec
    Connections
    500

    The catch: 512 MB fills quickly, and there is a 100 ops/sec cap.

    No cardNo end dateSleeps when idle
    Paid from Usage-based
  • Neon

    Serverless Postgres

    87

    Serverless Postgres with branching that scales to zero when unused.

    Compute
    100 CU-hours / project / month, up to 2 CU (8 GB RAM)
    Storage
    1 GB per project, 20 GB total
    Projects
    100

    The catch: Only 1 GB of storage per project.

    No cardNo end dateSleeps when idle
    Paid from Usage-based

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