Supabase Cloud alternatives for a dedicated Postgres, auth and storage backend
Supabase Cloud is the fastest way to get Postgres with auth, storage and realtime attached, and the software is the same open-source stack whoever runs it. Cloud bills a plan plus compute for every project plus metered usage; the Free plan covers 500 MB and two projects that pause after a week idle, Pro is $25/mo with a $10 compute credit that covers one Micro instance, and each further project adds its own compute from about $10/mo. Hostwares runs the same Supabase stack as one dedicated instance at a flat pack price, with several projects inside it and nothing metered.
Side by side
6 rows favour Hostwares, 1 favour Supabase Cloud, 2 even
| Feature | HHostwares | Supabase Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Plan price | One pack, from $5/mo, billed flat | Free $0; Pro $25/mo; Team $599/mo |
| Compute per project | Several projects on one instance, no per-project charge | Each project runs its own compute: Micro about $10/mo, Small about $15/mo, Medium about $60/mo; Pro credits $10 toward the first |
| Database size | The pack's disk, shared by your projects | 500 MB on Free; 8 GB per project on Pro, then $0.125/GB |
| Egress | Not metered | 5 GB on Free; 250 GB on Pro, then $0.09/GB |
| File storage | The pack's disk | 1 GB on Free; 100 GB on Pro, then $0.0213/GB |
| Monthly active users | Not metered | 50,000 on Free; 100,000 on Pro, then $0.00325 per MAU |
| Who runs upgrades and recovery | You restore from your project's restore points; upgrades are on your schedule | Supabase, with managed backups and recovery features on paid plans |
| Idle projects | Keep running for the pack's term | Free projects pause after one week of inactivity |
| App hosting on the same bill | Yes, Frontend packs from $1/mo | No; database platform only |
Supabase Cloud facts read on 2026-11-06 from Supabase pricing and Supabase docs: Compute and disk. Vendors change prices; confirm on their site. Hostwares prices are read from our pack table when this page is rendered.
When to stay with Supabase Cloud
Stay on Supabase Cloud if the Free plan genuinely covers you, if you want the Supabase team operating upgrades and recovery with their dashboard and support, or if you depend on Edge Functions, Realtime and the auth layer behaving exactly as they ship. Those are real reasons to pay $25. Move when you run two or more projects, when egress or MAU overages have become a line on the bill, or when you want the backend and the app on one account.
What it costs on Hostwares
Smallest site pack
$1/mo
Starter: 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 10 GB
Production site pack
$5/mo
Standard: 1 vCPU / 4 GB / 25 GB
Managed database
$10/mo
Postgres, MySQL and more, its own pack
Dedicated Supabase
$5/mo
Auth, storage and Postgres on one instance
- • One dedicated instance holds several Supabase projects, so staging, preview and production can share a single pack.
- • The stack needs memory: the smallest pack that runs the full stack is the one the Supabase page sells first. The calculator picks a pack by the disk your projects need.
- • Flat for the pack's term. Bandwidth is not metered, there is no per-seat fee, and payment comes before the build starts.
Moving off Supabase Cloud?
Point HW — our AI DevOps agent — at your repo and it migrates your Supabase Cloud app for you: detects the framework, wires the database, sets env vars, and configures SSL. No manual reconfiguration.
- Managed Postgres, MySQL, Redis or bring your own — env vars injected automatically.
- One-click SSL, global CDN, and flat container pricing — no per-deploy credits.
- The AI does the migration — you review and go live.
Frequently asked questions
Is self-hosted Supabase cheaper than Supabase Cloud?
At one small project within Pro's allowances, Cloud is $25/mo and comes with their team operating it. The saving grows with the number of projects, because Cloud adds compute for each one and a pack does not, and with egress and MAUs, which are metered on Cloud and not here.
What is the catch with a dedicated Supabase instance?
Operations are yours. Restores come from your project's restore points, and upgrades happen when you choose. Supabase Cloud includes managed recovery features on paid plans that you would be giving up.
How many projects fit on one pack?
Several; the limit is the pack's disk and memory, not a per-project price. Create a new project inside the instance for each app or environment.
What does a dedicated Supabase cost on Hostwares?
From $5/mo for the smallest pack, flat for the term. Larger packs add CPU, memory and disk; none meters egress or users.
Can I move an existing Supabase or Lovable project?
Yes. The migration tool exports schema, data, sign-in users and storage files from a Lovable project; for a Supabase Cloud project, a pg_dump restores into your instance. Then point the app at the new URL and keys with environment variables.