Supabase vs Neon (2026)

Facts checked October 23, 2026 on official pages · part of Best databases & backend

Verdict

Pick Supabase if you want a whole backend in one dashboard: Postgres, auth, file storage and realtime. It's our #1 database pick.

Pick Neon if you mainly need Postgres and want many free projects, branching per preview or per agent, and usage-based billing with no monthly minimum.

Both run standard Postgres, so you can move your data out with pg_dump. Supabase charges a flat plan fee plus compute. Neon bills purely by usage. Their free plans fail in different ways: Supabase pauses idle projects, while Neon suspends compute once the monthly hours run out.

Side by side

	Supabase #1 Databases & backend	Neon #2 Databases & backend
Paid price	Pro from $25/mo, which includes $10/mo of compute credits (one Micro instance). Extra projects from $10/mo. Source, checked 2026-10-23	Launch is usage-based: $0.106 per CU-hour plus $0.35 per GB-month of storage, with no monthly minimum. Neon's own example of typical spend: $15/mo. Source, checked 2026-10-23
Free plan	$0: 500 MB database, 50,000 monthly active users, 1 GB file storage, 5 GB egress, up to 2 active projects. Source, checked 2026-10-23	$0: 100 projects, 100 CU-hours per project per month, 1 GB storage per project (20 GB total), 5 GB egress per project. Source, checked 2026-10-23
Free-plan catch	Free projects pause after 1 week of inactivity. No automatic backups on Free. Source, checked 2026-10-23	When a project uses up its 100 CU-hours, its compute is suspended until the next billing period (your data is kept). Scale-to-zero after 5 minutes idle can't be turned off on Free. Source, checked 2026-10-23
Limits to know	Free: shared CPU with 500 MB RAM, 50 MB max file upload. Pro comes with a spend cap switched on. Source, checked 2026-10-23	Free: compute up to 2 CU (8 GB RAM), 10 branches per project, a 6-hour restore window. Source, checked 2026-10-23
Best for	A full backend in one dashboard. AgentRank #1 database. AgentRank ranking, checked 2026-10-23	Postgres per preview branch or per agent. AgentRank #2 database. AgentRank ranking, checked 2026-10-23
What you can export or own	Standard Postgres: export with supabase db dump or pg_dump. Supabase can also be self-hosted with Docker. Source, checked 2026-10-23	Standard Postgres: back up and move with pg_dump and pg_restore. Source, checked 2026-10-23

Prices and limits change. Each cell links the official page we checked; confirm there before you buy. Rankings come from our methodology and are never paid.

FAQ

Is Supabase or Neon better?

On AgentRank, Supabase ranks #1 and Neon #2 among databases. Pick Supabase for a full backend (Postgres, auth, storage, realtime) in one dashboard. Pick Neon if you mainly need Postgres with branching and usage-based billing.

Is Supabase or Neon cheaper?

It depends on usage. Supabase Pro starts at $25/month and includes $10 of compute credits. Neon Launch has no monthly minimum and bills $0.106 per CU-hour plus $0.35 per GB-month (checked 2026-10-23).

Does the Supabase or Neon free plan pause?

Both can stop. A Supabase free project pauses after 1 week of inactivity. A Neon free project's compute is suspended once it uses its 100 CU-hours for the month, and it resumes at the next billing period.

Can I move from Supabase to Neon, or the other way?

Both are standard Postgres, so pg_dump and pg_restore work in either direction. Supabase-specific pieces such as auth, storage and realtime need their own migration.