Render 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:Render · updated Jul 2026Supabase · updated Jul 2026

Web app

Metric	Render	Supabase
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.10/mo	$36.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$8.70/mo	$25.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.10/mo	$36.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$405.80/mo	$176.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$4399.50/mo	$1589.54/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB	Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on) Supabase · Postgres · Pro
Fit score	88/100	79/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

SaaS product

Metric	Render	Supabase
Cost at 1k DAU	$43.50/mo	$51.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$9.70/mo	$27.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$43.50/mo	$51.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$412.40/mo	$326.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$4460.10/mo	$3089.54/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Render · Cron Jobs · Starter	Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on) Supabase · Postgres · Pro Upstash · QStash · Pay as you go Supabase · Cron (pg_cron) · Included
Fit score	67/100	55/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Render cheaper at 1k DAU, Supabase at 100k.

E-commerce store

Metric	Render	Supabase
Cost at 1k DAU	$50.83/mo	$50.20/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$9.51/mo	$26.61/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$50.83/mo	$50.20/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$493.64/mo	$329.51/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$5278.35/mo	$3132.86/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on) Supabase · Postgres · Pro Supabase · Storage · Pro (project add-on)
Fit score	68/100	79/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

API / backend service

Metric	Render	Supabase
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.10/mo	$36.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$8.70/mo	$25.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.10/mo	$36.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$405.80/mo	$176.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$4399.50/mo	$1589.54/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB	Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on) Supabase · Postgres · Pro
Fit score	88/100	89/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Mobile app backend

Metric	Render	Supabase
Cost at 1k DAU	$50.83/mo	$50.20/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$9.51/mo	$26.61/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$50.83/mo	$50.20/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$493.64/mo	$329.51/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$5278.35/mo	$3132.86/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on) Supabase · Postgres · Pro Supabase · Storage · Pro (project add-on)
Fit score	68/100	89/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Realtime / collaborative

Metric	Render	Supabase
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.10/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 100 DAU	$8.70/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.10/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 10K DAU	$405.80/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Cost at 100K DAU	$4399.50/mo	Not a fit for this app type
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB	Not a fit for this app type
Fit score	85/100	—

Verdict: Render is the only viable option for this app type.

Jobs & pipelines

Metric	Render	Supabase
Cost at 1k DAU	$43.50/mo	$51.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$9.70/mo	$27.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$43.50/mo	$51.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$412.40/mo	$326.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$4460.10/mo	$3089.54/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Cloudflare · Queues · Paid Render · Cron Jobs · Starter	Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on) Supabase · Postgres · Pro Upstash · QStash · Pay as you go Supabase · Cron (pg_cron) · Included
Fit score	67/100	65/100

Verdict: It flips at scale: Render cheaper at 1k DAU, Supabase at 100k.

AI app

Metric	Render	Supabase
Cost at 1k DAU	$50.83/mo	$50.20/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$9.51/mo	$26.61/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$50.83/mo	$50.20/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$493.64/mo	$329.51/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$5278.35/mo	$3132.86/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB Netlify · Blobs · Metered	Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on) Supabase · Postgres · Pro Supabase · Storage · Pro (project add-on)
Fit score	58/100	89/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Internal tool

Metric	Render	Supabase
Cost at 1k DAU	$42.10/mo	$36.70/mo
Cost at 100 DAU	$8.70/mo	$25.26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU	$42.10/mo	$36.70/mo
Cost at 10K DAU	$405.80/mo	$176.97/mo
Cost at 100K DAU	$4399.50/mo	$1589.54/mo
Services used	Render · Web Service · Starter Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB	Supabase · Edge Functions · Pro (project add-on) Supabase · Postgres · Pro
Fit score	88/100	79/100

Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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