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Supabase vs ScaleGrid

Supabase

Optimal Baseline Tier

PRO (SMALL COMPUTE) plan (Optimal for baseline workload)

$45.25/ month
Included storage8 GB
Included bandwidth250 GB
Included RAM2 GB
Base plan$40.00
Storage overage$5.25
Bandwidth overage$0.00
Compute overage$0.00

ScaleGrid

Optimal Baseline Tier

ScaleGrid PostgreSQL® DigitalOcean SMALL plan (Optimal for baseline workload)

$60.00/ month
Included storage60 GB
Included bandwidth1000 GB
Included RAM4 GB
Base plan$60.00
Storage overagePlan limit
Bandwidth overagePlan limit
Compute overage$0.00

Choosing between the infrastructure of Supabase and ScaleGrid requires analyzing their pricing thresholds. You can launch on Supabase for $40.00. Alternatively, ScaleGrid's equivalent plan starts at $60.00. Looking strictly at the entry barrier, Supabase provides a more cost-effective starting point, undercutting ScaleGrid's base plan by $20.00 per month.

As your platform scales, resource limits will impact your budget. Expanding your limits on Supabase means additional storage is billed at $0.13 per GB, while excess egress traffic is billed at $0.09 per GB. When evaluating the same limits on ScaleGrid, you will find that additional storage is requires a plan upgrade, while excess egress traffic is requires a plan upgrade.

Architectural Cost Simulation

Database Parameters

50 GB
100 GB
2 GB RAM
Supabase (FREE)Details →
Requires higher plan
Base plan:$0.00
RAM scaling:Plan limit
Storage overage:Plan limit
Egress overage:Plan limit
Supabase (PRO)Details →
Requires higher plan
Base plan:$25.00
RAM scaling:Plan limit
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:Plan limit
Supabase (PRO (MICRO COMPUTE))Details →
Requires higher plan
Base plan:$35.00
RAM scaling:Plan limit
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:Plan limit
Lowest cost
Supabase (PRO (SMALL COMPUTE))Details →
$45.25 / mo
Base plan:$40.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (PRO (MEDIUM COMPUTE))Details →
$90.25 / mo
Base plan:$85.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (PRO (LARGE COMPUTE))Details →
$140.25 / mo
Base plan:$135.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (PRO (XL COMPUTE))Details →
$240.25 / mo
Base plan:$235.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (PRO (2XL COMPUTE))Details →
$440.25 / mo
Base plan:$435.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (TEAM)Details →
Requires higher plan
Base plan:$599.00
RAM scaling:Plan limit
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:Plan limit
Supabase (TEAM (MICRO COMPUTE))Details →
Requires higher plan
Base plan:$609.00
RAM scaling:Plan limit
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:Plan limit
Supabase (TEAM (SMALL COMPUTE))Details →
$619.25 / mo
Base plan:$614.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (TEAM (MEDIUM COMPUTE))Details →
$664.25 / mo
Base plan:$659.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (TEAM (LARGE COMPUTE))Details →
$714.25 / mo
Base plan:$709.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (TEAM (XL COMPUTE))Details →
$814.25 / mo
Base plan:$809.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (PRO (4XL COMPUTE))Details →
$990.25 / mo
Base plan:$985.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (TEAM (2XL COMPUTE))Details →
$1014.25 / mo
Base plan:$1009.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (TEAM (4XL COMPUTE))Details →
$1564.25 / mo
Base plan:$1559.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (PRO (8XL COMPUTE))Details →
$1900.25 / mo
Base plan:$1895.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (TEAM (8XL COMPUTE))Details →
$2474.25 / mo
Base plan:$2469.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (PRO (12XL COMPUTE))Details →
$2830.25 / mo
Base plan:$2825.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (TEAM (12XL COMPUTE))Details →
$3404.25 / mo
Base plan:$3399.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (PRO (16XL COMPUTE))Details →
$3760.25 / mo
Base plan:$3755.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
Supabase (TEAM (16XL COMPUTE))Details →
$4334.25 / mo
Base plan:$4329.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$5.25
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® DigitalOcean NANO)Details →
Requires higher plan
Base plan:$13.00
RAM scaling:Plan limit
Storage overage:Plan limit
Egress overage:Plan limit
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® Amazon Web Services (AWS) MICRO)Details →
Requires higher plan
Base plan:$25.00
RAM scaling:Plan limit
Storage overage:Plan limit
Egress overage:Plan limit
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® DigitalOcean MICRO)Details →
Requires higher plan
Base plan:$30.00
RAM scaling:Plan limit
Storage overage:Plan limit
Egress overage:Plan limit
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® Amazon Web Services (AWS) SMALL)Details →
Requires higher plan
Base plan:$44.00
RAM scaling:Plan limit
Storage overage:Plan limit
Egress overage:Plan limit
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® DigitalOcean SMALL)Details →
$60.00 / mo
Base plan:$60.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® Amazon Web Services (AWS) MEDIUM)Details →
$88.00 / mo
Base plan:$88.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® DigitalOcean MEDIUM)Details →
$100.00 / mo
Base plan:$100.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® Amazon Web Services (AWS) LARGE)Details →
$172.00 / mo
Base plan:$172.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® DigitalOcean LARGE)Details →
$200.00 / mo
Base plan:$200.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® Amazon Web Services (AWS) XLARGE)Details →
$258.00 / mo
Base plan:$258.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® DigitalOcean XLARGE)Details →
$400.00 / mo
Base plan:$400.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® Amazon Web Services (AWS) X2XLARGE)Details →
$516.00 / mo
Base plan:$516.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® DigitalOcean X2XLARGE)Details →
$784.00 / mo
Base plan:$784.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® DigitalOcean X4XLARGE)Details →
$1008.00 / mo
Base plan:$1008.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® AWS High Performance LARGE)Details →
$1148.00 / mo
Base plan:$1148.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® Amazon Web Services (AWS) X4XLARGE)Details →
$1319.00 / mo
Base plan:$1319.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® DigitalOcean X8XLARGE)Details →
$1355.00 / mo
Base plan:$1355.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® AWS High Performance XLARGE)Details →
$2014.00 / mo
Base plan:$2014.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® DigitalOcean X16XLARGE)Details →
$2016.00 / mo
Base plan:$2016.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® Amazon Web Services (AWS) X8XLARGE)Details →
$2083.00 / mo
Base plan:$2083.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® AWS High Performance X2XLARGE)Details →
$3522.00 / mo
Base plan:$3522.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® Amazon Web Services (AWS) X16XLARGE)Details →
$3920.00 / mo
Base plan:$3920.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® AWS High Performance X4XLARGE)Details →
$6371.00 / mo
Base plan:$6371.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® Amazon Web Services (AWS) X32XLARGE)Details →
$7371.00 / mo
Base plan:$7371.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® AWS High Performance X8XLARGE)Details →
$11200.00 / mo
Base plan:$11200.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00
ScaleGrid (PostgreSQL® AWS High Performance X16XLARGE)Details →
$22400.00 / mo
Base plan:$22400.00
RAM scaling:$0.00
Storage overage:$0.00
Egress overage:$0.00

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Frequently asked questions

Is Supabase more cost-effective than ScaleGrid?

The starting price for Supabase is $40.00 per month, whereas ScaleGrid starts at $60.00. The true cost-effectiveness depends heavily on your specific resource requirements beyond these base tiers.

How do resource limits and scaling fees compare between Supabase and ScaleGrid?

When scaling, overages dictate the final bill. For Supabase, extra storage is billed at $0.13 and network egress is billed at $0.09. In contrast, for ScaleGrid, expanding storage requires a plan upgrade and expanding egress requires a plan upgrade.

Should I choose Supabase or ScaleGrid for my infrastructure?

Choose Supabase if your workload strictly aligns with their base limits and penalty structure. Choose ScaleGrid if their starting footprint offers a more predictable financial trajectory for your specific application requirements.

Pricing metrics are updated automatically from official provider data. Last synced:
August 31, 2026