Our take
Pick PlanetScale if app teams who will start Base at $5/month (single-node Postgres) or $30/month (PS-10 arm64 HA in us-east-1) while they open a first Cluster configuration screen, then add $5 PS-DEV branches or extra production SKUs when they need a deploy-request workflow. 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
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Best for
PlanetScale A cluster you start at $5 / $30
Supabase Postgres rows you inspect at $0
Free plan
PlanetScale No free plan
Supabase $0 · projects pause after 1 week of inactivity. Community support
Lowest paid
PlanetScale Storage overage $0.50
Supabase Compute $10
Next step up
PlanetScale Postgres single-node $5/mo
Supabase Pro from $25
Runs where
PlanetScale
Supabase Hosted
Watch out
PlanetScale There is no $0 Hobby card
Supabase Free pauses after 1 week idle
Last checked
PlanetScale 2026-10-23 · planetscale.com/pricing.md
Supabase 2026-10-23 · supabase.com/pricing
app teams who will start Base at $5/month (single-node Postgres) or $30/month (PS-10 arm64 HA in us-east-1) while they open a first Cluster configuration screen, then add $5 PS-DEV branches or extra production SKUs when they need a deploy-request workflow.
Read the PlanetScale 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