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PlanetScale vs Supabase Pricing

Q: Which is cheaper, PlanetScale or Supabase?

Depends on how much you use. At hobby scale they're often close, but the gap widens fast. Scroll up to "What You'd Actually Pay" to see costs at 4 usage levels.

Q: Does PlanetScale or Supabase have a free tier?

Supabase has a free tier. PlanetScale doesn't -- you'll pay from day one.

Q: How does PlanetScale pricing compare to Supabase?

We pull prices directly from both sites daily and break them down per-unit above. The cost calculator shows what you'd pay at your usage level -- from side project to production.

Pricing compared · Updated Mar 4, 2026

PlanetScale Supabase

Pricing Breakdown

Metric	PlanetScale	Supabase
Monthly Base	$15.00	Free
Per Compute-hr	—	—
Storage/GB/mo	—	—
Included Storage	10 GB	0.5 GB
Branching	Yes	No
Connection Pooling	Yes	Yes

What You'd Actually Pay

Monthly cost at 4 usage levels -- from hobby project to production

Usage Tier	PlanetScale	Supabase	Savings
Hobby 100 hrs, 5 GB	$15.00/mo	<$0.01/mo	Supabase saves $15.00/mo
Startup 500 hrs, 25 GB	$15.00/mo	<$0.01/mo	Supabase saves $15.00/mo
Scale 2K hrs, 100 GB	$15.00/mo	<$0.01/mo	Supabase saves $15.00/mo
Enterprise 10K hrs, 500 GB	$15.00/mo	<$0.01/mo	Supabase saves $15.00/mo

Free Tiers

PlanetScale

No free tier

Supabase

500 MB database, 50K MAUs, 1GB file storage

Free tier available

FAQ

Which is cheaper, PlanetScale or Supabase?▾

Depends on how much you use. At hobby scale they're often close, but the gap widens fast. Scroll up to "What You'd Actually Pay" to see costs at 4 usage levels.

Does PlanetScale or Supabase have a free tier?▾

Supabase has a free tier. PlanetScale doesn't -- you'll pay from day one.

How does PlanetScale pricing compare to Supabase?▾

We pull prices directly from both sites daily and break them down per-unit above. The cost calculator shows what you'd pay at your usage level -- from side project to production.

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