Our take
Pick CockroachDB if teams who will burn the 30-day / $400 trial on a first Statement Fingerprint, then Standard at $0.092 / vCPU-hr (example $203/mo) when the trial ends — not Mission Critical’s dedicated $0.162 / vCPU-hr unless they need 99.999% and HIPAA. Pick Supabase if app teams who will stay on Free at $0 (paused after 1 week of inactivity) while they open a first Table Editor, then buy Pro at $25 / month
Best for
CockroachDB A distributed SQL statement you bill per vCPU
Supabase Postgres rows you inspect at $0
Free plan
CockroachDB No free plan
Supabase $0 · projects pause after 1 week of inactivity. Community support
Lowest paid
CockroachDB Standard $0.092/mo
Supabase Compute $10
Next step up
CockroachDB Mission Critical $0.162/mo
Supabase Pro from $25
Runs where
CockroachDB Hosted
Supabase Hosted
Watch out
CockroachDB Idle still bills
Supabase Free pauses after 1 week idle
Last checked
CockroachDB 2026-10-23 · cockroachlabs.com/pricing
Supabase 2026-10-23 · supabase.com/pricing
teams who will burn the 30-day / $400 trial on a first Statement Fingerprint, then Standard at $0.092 / vCPU-hr (example $203/mo) when the trial ends — not Mission Critical’s dedicated $0.162 / vCPU-hr unless they need 99.999% and HIPAA.
Read the CockroachDB pageapp teams who will stay on Free at $0 (paused after 1 week of inactivity) while they open a first Table Editor, then buy Pro at $25 / month (first project included, extra projects $10 / mo) or Team at $599 / month.
Read the Supabase page
