Managed databases

Supabase vs Vultr Managed PostgreSQL

Choose Supabase when the free tier should include auth and storage, or when you will pay the Pro fee for that platform. Choose Vultr Managed PostgreSQL when you only need Postgres and you already run compute on Vultr.

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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Vultr Managed PostgreSQL

Fixed-size Postgres in the same cities as Vultr compute

From $15/mo

Strengths

  • The database can sit in the same region as a Vultr instance
  • Automated backups are included

Limits

  • The entry plan stays billed while idle
  • The Hobbyist plan does not include point-in-time recovery

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