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Supabase free tier

Open-source backend built on Postgres, with auth, storage and edge functions.

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

What Supabase's free plan gives you

2 free projects, each with a 500 MB Postgres database, 1 GB file storage, 50,000 monthly users and 500K edge function calls.

Supabase free plan limits
LimitFree plan
Projects2 active
Database500 MB per project
File storage1 GB
Egress5 GB + 5 GB cached
Auth50,000 MAU
Edge functions500,000 invocations

The catch

Free projects pause after a week without activity.

Pros and cons

Good

  • Real Postgres
  • Auth, storage and realtime included
  • Open source, can self-host

Watch out

  • Pauses when idle
  • Only 2 free projects
  • 500 MB database

How to start on Supabase

  1. 1

    Sign up with GitHub at supabase.com

  2. 2

    Create a new project and pick a region

  3. 3

    Copy the project URL and anon key

  4. 4

    Install supabase-js in your app

  5. 5

    Build tables in the Table Editor

Supabase compared

Supabase: questions

Is Supabase free?

2 free projects, each with a 500 MB Postgres database, 1 GB file storage, 50,000 monthly users and 500K edge function calls. Free plan ends: Never.

Does Supabase need a credit card?

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

What is the catch with Supabase's free plan?

Free projects pause after a week without activity.

Can I use my own domain on Supabase for free?

No, connecting your own domain needs a paid plan. The free plan gives you *.supabase.co (API URL).

What are the best free alternatives to Supabase?

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

Alternatives to Supabase

  • 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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