Supabase
Database/BaaS
A hosted Postgres platform with auth, storage, edge functions, and realtime features.
Starter cost
$0 entry
Card required
No
Always-on
Supported
Billing risk
low
Category
Database/BaaS
Cost range
Free project tier; paid project plans for production resources
Free tier details
Free projects are useful for learning and MVPs, with production limits that must be checked.
Agent integration
An agent can work with Supabase through MCP
Connect your compatible agent to the provider-hosted MCP endpoint.
What the agent can do
- manage projects
- inspect database schemas
- run database operations
Permission warning
Prefer development projects and read-only mode; database tools can modify or expose project data.
This label describes provider control, not hosting your own MCP server.
https://mcp.supabase.com/mcpVerify in official MCP docsDatabase fit
Supabase fits Postgres workloads, with the exact storage, compute, and quota story depending on the current plan.
- Best database use
- Postgres-backed apps, backend-as-a-service, projects needing auth later
- Check before launch
- Verify backups, storage quotas, connection limits, regions, and whether a separate database provider is needed.
Stress-test Supabase before you pick it
Answer a short provider-specific form, then run the full bill-risk simulator with your scenario prefilled.
Fit summary
Supabase is strongest as the data/backend layer for an app, not necessarily as the only place your app runs. Pair it with an app host when you need general web services.
Best fit
Postgres-backed apps, backend-as-a-service, projects needing auth later
Deployment model
Managed backend/data service that pairs with a separate frontend or app host.
Operations owner
The provider operates the data layer; you still own app integration, quotas, and access control.
Billing model
Free entry is possible, but production cost depends on quotas, usage, and upgrade path; it has a no-card starter path.
Runtime fit
Database, Worker
Data fit
Postgres
Budget fit
Free, Under $25, Custom
Region strategy
Broad regional coverage across US, Europe, and Asia.
Choose this if
- Postgres-backed apps
- Strong Postgres base
- You want a beginner path that can start without adding a card.
Think twice if
- Not general-purpose app hosting
- Verify project pausing, quotas, storage, and egress rules.
- You need long-running processes or infrastructure behavior outside this provider's runtime model.
Decision checks
Use these notes as a launch checklist, not a final pricing promise. Verify live provider limits before moving real users.
Strengths
- Strong Postgres base
- beginner-friendly free tier
- useful dashboard
Watch outs
- Not general-purpose app hosting
- paid plans needed as usage grows
- Verify project pausing, quotas, storage, and egress rules.
Before launch
- Confirm the no-card starter path still exists before relying on it.
- Check the current free-tier quotas, sleep behavior, and upgrade trigger.
- Verify database storage, backups, connection limits, and whether the database is bundled or external.
- Confirm always-on services, workers, and cron jobs are included in the plan you choose.