Managed databases

PlanetScale vs Supabase

Choose PlanetScale when a sized cluster and schema branching are what you want to budget. Choose Supabase when the free tier should include auth and storage, or when you will pay the Pro fee for that platform.

PlanetScale

Managed Postgres and Vitess clusters sized by SKU

Paid clusters

Strengths

  • Cluster price is a monthly SKU, easier to budget
  • Schema changes can ship through branching

Limits

  • There is no permanent free cluster
  • You pick a size instead of paying only for idle time

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Supabase

Postgres plus auth, storage, and a data API

Free tier, Pro from $25/mo

Strengths

  • Auth and storage sit next to the database
  • The free project is enough for a prototype

Limits

  • Pro is a platform fee, then usage on top
  • It is more than a database if you only need Postgres

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