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DigitalOcean vs Supabase

Monthly hosting costs for typical app profiles — computed with the same recommendation engine as StackPlan stack reports. Assumes balanced budget and ops preferences unless noted.

Pricing data:DigitalOcean · updated Jul 2026Supabase · updated Jul 2026

Web app

MetricDigitalOceanSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$36/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$21/mo$25.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$36/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$40.76/mo$176.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$181.76/mo$1589.54/mo
Services used
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
Fit score81/10079/100
Verdict: DigitalOcean is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

SaaS product

MetricDigitalOceanSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$36.40/mo$51.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$21/mo$27.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$36.40/mo$51.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$46.36/mo$326.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$241.36/mo$3089.54/mo
Services used
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
  • Upstash · QStash · Pay as you go
  • Supabase · Cron (pg_cron) · Included
Fit score61/10055/100
Verdict: DigitalOcean is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

E-commerce store

MetricDigitalOceanSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$41/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$26/mo$26.61/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$41/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$65.06/mo$329.51/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$516.84/mo$3132.86/mo
Services used
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • DigitalOcean · Spaces · Standard
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
  • Supabase · Storage · Pro (project add-on)
Fit score81/10079/100
Verdict: DigitalOcean is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

API / backend service

MetricDigitalOceanSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$36/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$21/mo$25.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$36/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$40.76/mo$176.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$181.76/mo$1589.54/mo
Services used
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
Fit score81/10089/100
Verdict: DigitalOcean is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Mobile app backend

MetricDigitalOceanSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$41/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$26/mo$26.61/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$41/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$65.06/mo$329.51/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$516.84/mo$3132.86/mo
Services used
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • DigitalOcean · Spaces · Standard
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
  • Supabase · Storage · Pro (project add-on)
Fit score81/10089/100
Verdict: DigitalOcean is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Realtime / collaborative

MetricDigitalOceanSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$36/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$21/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$36/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$40.76/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$181.76/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score88/100—
Verdict: DigitalOcean is the only viable option for this app type.

Jobs & pipelines

MetricDigitalOceanSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$36.40/mo$51.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$21/mo$27.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$36.40/mo$51.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$46.36/mo$326.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$241.36/mo$3089.54/mo
Services used
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
  • Upstash · QStash · Pay as you go
  • Supabase · Cron (pg_cron) · Included
Fit score71/10065/100
Verdict: DigitalOcean is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

AI app

MetricDigitalOceanSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$41/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$26/mo$26.61/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$41/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$65.06/mo$329.51/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$516.84/mo$3132.86/mo
Services used
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • DigitalOcean · Spaces · Standard
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
  • Supabase · Storage · Pro (project add-on)
Fit score81/10089/100
Verdict: DigitalOcean is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

Internal tool

MetricDigitalOceanSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$36/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$21/mo$25.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$36/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$40.76/mo$176.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$181.76/mo$1589.54/mo
Services used
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
Fit score81/10079/100
Verdict: DigitalOcean is cheaper for this profile at every traffic level.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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