Databases · replacement recipe

Backend as a service

Replaces Supabase. 3 ways out. Best: Supabase (free tier) (cheaper plan), about $288 saved in year one.

Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. No verified migrations yet. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

What you use

  • Postgres database
  • Auth
  • File storage

Not covered

  • Realtime
  • Edge functions
  • Vector (pgvector)
  • Auto-generated APIs
  • Daily backups

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Postgres database, Auth, File storage
  • Export your data from Supabase before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-supabase") on the Stackcut MCP server.

3 ways out, best first

Cheaper planSupabase (free tier)Saves $288 in year one
$25/mo today → $0/mo · setup 0.25 h · then $300/yr · payback 0.5 mo
1 seat. If your use fits the free tier (2 active projects; paused after 1 week inactivity; 1 GB file storage).
Covers 100% of the core features
Free: 2 active projects, but paused after 1 week inactivity; Pro $25/mo for production.
Sources: supabase.com
Switch vendorNeon (free tier)Saves $250 in year one
$25/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $300/yr · payback 2 mo
1 seat. If your use fits the free tier (0.5 GB per project; 100 projects; scale to zero).
Covers 33% of the core features (not: Auth, File storage)
If you only use the database, Neon Free (0.5 GB/project, scale to zero) may cover it.
Sources: supabase.comneon.com
Open sourceSupabase (self-hosted)Costs $1,160 more in year one
$25/mo today → $5/mo + 2 h upkeep · setup 4 h
1 seat. Supabase is open source; self-host with Docker on a VPS. You own backups and upgrades.
Covers 100% of the core features
Supabase is open source; self-host with Docker on a VPS. You own backups and upgrades.
License: open_source
Sources: supabase.com

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