Supabase vs Xata

Side-by-side database cost comparison — enter your storage and compute workload and see which provider is cheaper.

1. Pick a workload

Choose the preset closest to your database size.

2. Fine-tune (optional)

Override the preset with your real numbers.

Supabase is cheaper by $5.78/mo (12%) for this workload.

SupabasePro

Lower cost
$41.50/mo
Pro plan base
Includes Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Realtime + DB — $10 compute credit included
$25.00
Compute — Small (2 GB RAM)
Small $15/mo − $10 credit = $5 extra
$5.00
Database storage
92.0 GB overage × $0.125/GB (8 GB included)
$11.50
Egress
30 GB — within 250 GB included
incl.
Compute: Small (2 GB RAM, 2-core ARM). Selected as nearest tier for 2 GB RAM target. Price includes Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Realtime — not just the database. Compare with pure-DB providers at lower storage tiers with this in mind.
Rates verified 2026-05 — Supabase pricing page

XataStandard

$47.28/mo
Platform fee
No monthly minimum
incl.
Compute — Small (2 GB RAM)
$0.024/hr × 720 hours
$17.28
Storage (NVMe)
100 GB × $0.3/GB-mo
$30.00
Egress
No separate egress billing documented
incl.
Compute: Small (2 GB RAM). Rate: $0.024/hr. At 720 hours/month (always-on). Storage is NVMe ($0.30/GB). EBS pricing listed as coming soon on Xata's pricing page.
Rates verified 2026-05 — Xata pricing page

What Supabase excels at

  • Full BaaS bundle: Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, and Realtime are included in the Pro price — not just the database.
  • Native MakerKit support: MakerKit ships with first-class Supabase integration out of the box.
  • Postgres with Row Level Security: fine-grained per-row access control at the database level.
  • Dashboard and Studio: visual table editor, SQL editor, and migration tooling built in.
  • Generous free tier: 500 MB DB, 50,000 MAU, 5 GB egress — no credit card required.

What Xata excels at

  • Copy-on-write branches: instant zero-copy database branches for development and staging.
  • Scale-to-zero: instances sleep when idle — no charge for unused hours.
  • Data anonymization built-in: scrub PII in branch copies automatically.
  • Advanced observability: query analytics and slow-query detection in the dashboard.
  • Kubernetes-native: deploy on your own cluster (Bring Your Own Cloud enterprise option).
Native integration

Building on Supabase or Xata?

MakerKit ships pre-configured for Supabase — auth, RLS, storage, and migrations all done. Prefer Xata? Standard Postgres means it's a one connection-string swap.

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