NeonvsSupabase

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Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

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Security

Integrations

NeonSupabase

Signals Comparison

Reliability

Neon

Multiple outages in 2025-2026 raise reliability concerns(9/10)
Regional availability gaps(5/10)

Supabase

691+ outages over 3 years - frequent downtime reported(9/10)
Real-time subscription limits cause dropped connections(7/10)
Auth errors and email link failures(6/10)

Customization

Neon

Databricks acquisition creates uncertainty(8/10)
Limited control over storage internals(6/10)

Supabase

No signals

Performance

Neon

Cold starts affect user experience(7/10)
Serverless driver slower than direct Postgres(6/10)

Supabase

Egress costs stack fast - small apps jump from $25 to $100+(8/10)
Edge Functions cold starts and execution limits(6/10)
Database hits connection limits as user base grows(7/10)

Pricing

Neon

Free tier cannot run 24/7 continuously(6/10)
Branch and PITR storage costs add up(5/10)

Supabase

Free projects pause after 7 days of inactivity(9/10)
Unexpected billing - charged for ghost compute(9/10)
Team plan jumps to $599/month - big leap from $25 Pro(6/10)

Usability

Neon

Database-only service requires additional tools(5/10)
Free tier limited to one database per project(4/10)

Supabase

RLS policies complex and impact performance significantly(7/10)
Local development with CLI is unreliable - Docker issues(7/10)

Support

Neon

No signals

Supabase

No live chat even on Enterprise - support feels outdated(7/10)

Integrations

Neon

No signals

Supabase

IPv4 connection requires paid add-on - network limitations(6/10)

Onboarding

Neon

No signals

Supabase

Inconsistent documentation frustrates developers(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

Neon

Free

Users: N/A

Storage: 0.5GB

Limits: Scale-to-zero only (cold starts), 100 CU-hours not enough for always-on

Cannot run 24/7, limited to one database per project, no pooler customization

Launch

Popular

$0/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 10GB included

Limits: No SLA, email support only, limited to personal/small projects

Compute: $0.16/CU-hour after included. Storage: $0.35/GB-month. PITR history: $0.20/GB-month

Scale

$0/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 50GB included

Limits: Still usage-based, costs can spike with high traffic

Same usage rates as Launch after included amounts

Enterprise

$0/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires sales engagement, unclear pricing until negotiation

Pricing negotiated per customer

Supabase

Free

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 500MB database, 1GB file storage

Limits: Auto-pauses without traffic, No email support, No SSO, No point-in-time recovery, Max 500MB database, Edge functions limited

Projects pause after 7 days inactivity, No production SLA, Limited to 2 projects, Community support only

Pro

Popular

$25/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No team collaboration features, No SOC 2 compliance, No priority support, No SSO/SAML, 50GB egress then usage-based

$0.125/GB database beyond 8GB, $0.09/GB egress beyond 50GB, $0.021/GB file storage beyond 100GB, Usage-based pricing adds up fast

Team

$599/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No dedicated support, No custom contracts, No HIPAA (Enterprise only), Same base limits as Pro

Same usage-based pricing as Pro beyond limits, Big jump from $25 Pro, Minimum commitment expected

Enterprise

Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires sales negotiation, Long implementation timeline, Must meet minimum spend

Starts at $15,000/year minimum, Long sales cycle, Complex procurement, Annual commitment required

Feature Comparison

Feature	Neon	Supabase
Database
PostgreSQL Database Full compatibility
Point-in-time Recovery Enterprise only
Development
Database Branching Instant COW clones
API
Auto-generated REST API PostgREST instant APIs
GraphQL API Via pg_graphql extension
Scaling
Scale-to-Zero Pay only when active
Autoscaling 0.25-8 CU range
Reliability
Point-in-Time Recovery Instant restore
Security
Row Level Security Powerful but impacts performance
SSO/SAML Team plan ($599) and above
Connectivity
Serverless Driver WebSocket based
Backend
Authentication Database only
File Storage Database only
Compute
Edge Functions Deno runtime, 60s limit
Real-time
Real-time Subscriptions WebSocket-based, has limits
Deployment
On-Premises/BYOC Cloud only
Self-hosting Full Docker deployment
Pricing
Always-On Free Tier 100 CU-hours limit
Compliance
SOC 2 Compliance Team plan and above
HIPAA Compliance Enterprise only
Support
Live Chat Support Not available at any tier
Phone Support Not available at any tier

Signals Comparison

Reliability

Neon

Multiple outages in 2025-2026 raise reliability concerns(9/10)
Regional availability gaps(5/10)

Supabase

691+ outages over 3 years - frequent downtime reported(9/10)
Real-time subscription limits cause dropped connections(7/10)
Auth errors and email link failures(6/10)

Customization

Neon

Databricks acquisition creates uncertainty(8/10)
Limited control over storage internals(6/10)

Supabase

No signals

Performance

Neon

Cold starts affect user experience(7/10)
Serverless driver slower than direct Postgres(6/10)

Supabase

Egress costs stack fast - small apps jump from $25 to $100+(8/10)
Edge Functions cold starts and execution limits(6/10)
Database hits connection limits as user base grows(7/10)

Pricing

Neon

Free tier cannot run 24/7 continuously(6/10)
Branch and PITR storage costs add up(5/10)

Supabase

Free projects pause after 7 days of inactivity(9/10)
Unexpected billing - charged for ghost compute(9/10)
Team plan jumps to $599/month - big leap from $25 Pro(6/10)

Usability

Neon

Database-only service requires additional tools(5/10)
Free tier limited to one database per project(4/10)

Supabase

RLS policies complex and impact performance significantly(7/10)
Local development with CLI is unreliable - Docker issues(7/10)

Support

Neon

No signals

Supabase

No live chat even on Enterprise - support feels outdated(7/10)

Integrations

Neon

No signals

Supabase

IPv4 connection requires paid add-on - network limitations(6/10)

Onboarding

Neon

No signals

Supabase

Inconsistent documentation frustrates developers(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

Neon

Free

Users: N/A

Storage: 0.5GB

Limits: Scale-to-zero only (cold starts), 100 CU-hours not enough for always-on

Cannot run 24/7, limited to one database per project, no pooler customization

Launch

Popular

$0/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 10GB included

Limits: No SLA, email support only, limited to personal/small projects

Compute: $0.16/CU-hour after included. Storage: $0.35/GB-month. PITR history: $0.20/GB-month

Scale

$0/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: 50GB included

Limits: Still usage-based, costs can spike with high traffic

Same usage rates as Launch after included amounts

Enterprise

$0/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires sales engagement, unclear pricing until negotiation

Pricing negotiated per customer

Supabase

Free

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 500MB database, 1GB file storage

Limits: Auto-pauses without traffic, No email support, No SSO, No point-in-time recovery, Max 500MB database, Edge functions limited

Projects pause after 7 days inactivity, No production SLA, Limited to 2 projects, Community support only

Pro

Popular

$25/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No team collaboration features, No SOC 2 compliance, No priority support, No SSO/SAML, 50GB egress then usage-based

$0.125/GB database beyond 8GB, $0.09/GB egress beyond 50GB, $0.021/GB file storage beyond 100GB, Usage-based pricing adds up fast

Team

$599/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No dedicated support, No custom contracts, No HIPAA (Enterprise only), Same base limits as Pro

Same usage-based pricing as Pro beyond limits, Big jump from $25 Pro, Minimum commitment expected

Enterprise

Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires sales negotiation, Long implementation timeline, Must meet minimum spend

Starts at $15,000/year minimum, Long sales cycle, Complex procurement, Annual commitment required

Feature Comparison

Feature	Neon	Supabase
Database
PostgreSQL Database Full compatibility
Point-in-time Recovery Enterprise only
Development
Database Branching Instant COW clones
API
Auto-generated REST API PostgREST instant APIs
GraphQL API Via pg_graphql extension
Scaling
Scale-to-Zero Pay only when active
Autoscaling 0.25-8 CU range
Reliability
Point-in-Time Recovery Instant restore
Security
Row Level Security Powerful but impacts performance
SSO/SAML Team plan ($599) and above
Connectivity
Serverless Driver WebSocket based
Backend
Authentication Database only
File Storage Database only
Compute
Edge Functions Deno runtime, 60s limit
Real-time
Real-time Subscriptions WebSocket-based, has limits
Deployment
On-Premises/BYOC Cloud only
Self-hosting Full Docker deployment
Pricing
Always-On Free Tier 100 CU-hours limit
Compliance
SOC 2 Compliance Team plan and above
HIPAA Compliance Enterprise only
Support
Live Chat Support Not available at any tier
Phone Support Not available at any tier