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Managed Postgres

Supabase vs Neon for managed Postgres

Both products run Postgres, but they solve different product jobs. Supabase bundles database, auth, storage, realtime, and edge functions. Neon centers elastic Postgres compute, scale behavior, and database branching.

Standing answer

Choose Supabase when auth, storage, realtime, and a coordinated backend platform remove meaningful integration work. Choose Neon when database branching and elastic Postgres compute are the primary requirements.

Working comparison

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Dated plan comparison
DimensionSupabaseNeon
2 vCPU example$75/mo, 2 vCPU, 4 GB$154.76/mo at 2 CU for 730 hours, about 2 vCPU, 8 GB
Compute behaviorProvisioned sizeServerless CU-hours
Product boundaryDatabase plus backend servicesServerless Postgres platform
BranchingAvailableCore workflow

Decision test

What changes the answer

  1. 01Compare the database resources actually used, not the entry headline.
  2. 02Value bundled services only when the application will use them.
  3. 03Model active compute hours for Neon and the steady compute size for Supabase.
  4. 04Test connection behavior, extension needs, and recovery requirements.

Shareable result receipt

Fixed for this page: the same formula, assumptions and sources every visitor sees.

Choose Supabase when auth, storage, realtime, and a coordinated backend platform remove meaningful integration work. Choose Neon when database branching and elastic Postgres compute are the primary requirements.

Formula

Database TCO = compute + storage + egress + backups + bundled-service replacement cost + database operations labor

Assumptions

  • Supabase Pro compute credit applied
  • Neon compute active for 730 hours
  • Storage added separately where not included

Explicit unknowns

  • Actual Neon active compute hours
  • Value of Supabase bundled services
  • Workload-specific connection behavior

Sources and freshness