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Heroku 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:Heroku · updated Jul 2026Supabase · updated Jul 2026

Web app

MetricHerokuSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$55/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14/mo$25.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$55/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$55/mo$176.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$64/mo$1589.54/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
Fit score83/10079/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Supabase cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

SaaS product

MetricHerokuSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$55.40/mo$51.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14/mo$27.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$55.40/mo$51.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$60.60/mo$326.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$123.60/mo$3089.54/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Heroku · Scheduler · Free add-on
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
  • Upstash · QStash · Pay as you go
  • Supabase · Cron (pg_cron) · Included
Fit score64/10055/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Supabase cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

E-commerce store

MetricHerokuSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$63.73/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14.81/mo$26.61/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$63.73/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$142.84/mo$329.51/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$942.85/mo$3132.86/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
  • Supabase · Storage · Pro (project add-on)
Fit score65/10079/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Supabase cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

API / backend service

MetricHerokuSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$55/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14/mo$25.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$55/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$55/mo$176.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$64/mo$1589.54/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
Fit score83/10089/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Supabase cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

Mobile app backend

MetricHerokuSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$63.73/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14.81/mo$26.61/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$63.73/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$142.84/mo$329.51/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$942.85/mo$3132.86/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
  • Supabase · Storage · Pro (project add-on)
Fit score65/10089/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Supabase cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

Realtime / collaborative

MetricHerokuSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU$14/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU$55/moNot a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU$64/moNot a fit for this app type
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
Not a fit for this app type
Fit score83/100—
Verdict: Heroku is the only viable option for this app type.

Jobs & pipelines

MetricHerokuSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$55.40/mo$51.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14/mo$27.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$55.40/mo$51.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$60.60/mo$326.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$123.60/mo$3089.54/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Heroku · Scheduler · Free add-on
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
  • Upstash · QStash · Pay as you go
  • Supabase · Cron (pg_cron) · Included
Fit score64/10065/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Supabase cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

AI app

MetricHerokuSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$63.73/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14.81/mo$26.61/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$63.73/mo$50.20/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$142.84/mo$329.51/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$942.85/mo$3132.86/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
  • Supabase · Storage · Pro (project add-on)
Fit score55/10089/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Supabase cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

Internal tool

MetricHerokuSupabase
Cost at 1k DAU$55/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14/mo$25.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$55/mo$36.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$55/mo$176.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$64/mo$1589.54/mo
Services used
  • Heroku · Dynos · Eco
  • Heroku · Heroku Postgres · Standard-0
  • Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on)
  • Supabase · Postgres · Pro
Fit score83/10079/100
Verdict: It flips at scale: Supabase cheaper at 1k DAU, Heroku at 100k.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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