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Supabase vs Turso

Two sides of the database decision: backend platform and managed database. When each fits, what it costs, who moves from one to the other, and what makers who chose it say.

SupabaseBackend platformllms.txtMCPCLIIn Bolt, Lovable, v0
TursoManaged databasellms.txtCLI
Ask your AI about this, with this page as the source:ChatGPT ↗Claude ↗Perplexity ↗

Which fits you

Choose Supabase if
  • You want the database, auth and file storage in one project, and plain SQL you can take elsewhere

Use it whenYou want one service for most of the backend and a SQL database you can take with you.

Trade-offAuth, storage and database in one vendor makes leaving harder later, and free projects pause after a week without activity.

Choose Turso if
  • SQLite at the edge, or one database per customer.

Use it whenEach customer should get their own isolated database, or reads need to happen close to users worldwide.

Trade-offSQLite semantics — one writer at a time, fewer extensions — suit read-heavy apps better than write-heavy ones.

At a glance

SupabaseTurso
Used by564 makers' products · 75 open-source projects13 makers' products · 33 open-source projects
Cost at default usagedatabase size 8 GB, data transfer 50 GB, document or row reads 10 million reads, document or row writes 2 million writes$25/mo Pro$5.99/mo Developer
Moved to it on GitHubpull requests since Oct 2024fewer than 311 from Supabase
Downloads25.4M/wk+96% vs npm2.2M/wk+102% vs npm
PricingFree tier (inactive projects pause); paid plans per project plus usage. · paid from $25/moFree tier; paid plans by databases and usage. · paid from $4.99/mo
Free tierYesYes
Open sourceYes · self-hostableYes · self-hostable
Incidents, 90 daysfrom its status page50+ (16 major)no public status feed

Cost as you grow

Both cost $0 up to 0.5 GB; from 1 GB Turso costs less ($0 vs $25); from about 50 GB Supabase does ($36 vs $37); from about 100 GB Turso does ($67 vs $70). They're different kinds of tool — backend platform and managed database — so the prices don't buy the same thing.

$0$10$50$100$2000.51582050100500
TursoSupabasex: database size (GB), other usage scaled with it; held at 730 hours (compute hours per month) · cheapest usable plan at each point, list prices · try your own numbers
The numbers, plan by plan
Database sizeSupabaseTurso
0.5$0 Free$0 Free
1$25 Pro$0 Free
5$25 Pro$0 Free
8$25 Pro$5.99 Developer
20$27 Pro$14 Developer
50$36 Pro$37 Developer
100$70 Pro$67 Scaler
500$345 Pro$287 Scaler

From each vendor's pricing page: Supabase, Turso.

Who moves from one to the other

Public pull requests on GitHub since Oct 2024 whose title says "Supabase to Turso" or the reverse — real code changes, by developers in general rather than makers only.

Fewer than 3 pull requests move from Turso to Supabase.
Supabase → Turso11 PRs
All matching pull requests on GitHub ↗

What makers say

Makers on using it for database, from Product Hunt and Starter Story interviews, each linked to the source. Products with a page of their own and fuller notes first.

On Supabase
One Postgres with RLS on every table is the reason a solo founder can ship contracts, invoices and a client portal without a backend team. Auth, storage and realtime came for free.
Accordio AI, the makerSep 2026 ↗
Supabase made it dead simple to manage db and the best part is that we can connect it to Claude for product analysis without having to set up Posthog or other event tracking tools.
Clico, the makerSep 2026 ↗
For powering our backend and database. Managing user uploads and conversion jobs efficiently is critical, and Supabase's real-time capabilities keep everything running smoothly! 🔥
Segwise, the makerSep 2026 ↗
403 more on the Supabase page →
On Turso
We wanted to build application that has single tenant databases for each organization. Turso handles that super nicely. In addition the ability to have embedded replicas is killer feature for building local RAG.
reconfigured, the makerSep 2026 ↗
We love Turso because it combines the simplicity of SQLite with the scalability we need for production. It works seamlessly for edge and serverless applications, which makes it perfect for the kind of projects we build.
EmailCatcher, the makerSep 2026 ↗
Turso is my database! Turso made it really easy to switch from local development to hosted on the cloud.
CoffeeChat Bot, the makerSep 2026 ↗
6 more on the Turso page →

Loved and watch-outs

Themes that recur in makers' words and Hacker News comments, each linked to what it summarises.

Supabase
Most loved
  • One project covers Postgres, auth, storage and realtime, so a solo founder ships without stitching vendors or hiring a backend team. PHPH 2PH 3PH 4
  • It is real Postgres with SQL, row-level security and pgvector rather than a proprietary store. PHPH 2PH 3PH 4
  • Open source and self-hostable, which reduces vendor lock-in. PHPH 2HNPH 3
Watch-outs
  • Row-level security policies are hard to get right, so many apps end up exposing data publicly. HNHN 2HN 3HN 4
  • Reliability has been shaky for some, and it is not really built for self-hosting in practice. HN
  • Per-project billing adds up for developers running many small side projects. HN
On Product Hunt: 5.0★, 899 reviews · mentioned most: authentication features, easy setup, PostgreSQL integration · complaints: documentation gaps
Turso
Most loved
  • It keeps SQLite's simplicity while scaling for edge and serverless apps, and moving from local development to hosted is easy. PHHN
  • A database per tenant and embedded replicas make single-tenant designs and local-first or offline apps straightforward. PHPH 2HN
  • The Rust rewrite adds async I/O, concurrent writes, encryption, change data capture and vector search while staying SQLite file-compatible. HNHN 2HN 3HN 4
Watch-outs
  • The Rust rewrite is still beta, with panics, data-corrupting bugs and thin test coverage that undermine trust for production. HNHN 2HN 3HN 4
  • The split between libSQL and the new Turso packages is confusing, and libSQL showed memory leaks on large write jobs. HNHN 2HN 3
  • Compatibility with SQLite is incomplete; for example, another process cannot read a WAL database it has open. HNHN 2
On Product Hunt: 5.0★, 15 reviews · mentioned most: developer experience, multi-tenant data handling

Who uses each

Supabase564 makers' products
1-bit.day21sta0.devAccordio AIAdventoryAident AIAirbook AIAISA (aisa.to) AI Fluency AssessmentAlaiAlmanacAlpaca ChatAmara+552 more
Turso13 makers' products
AnarlogCoffeeChat BotEmailCatcherHootLearn AIParseflow.ioreconfiguredVoltAgent10xlaunch.aiHaxiomKlipLabPrismaSF Apartment Finder+1 more
Used by both — often one replacing the other, or each for a different part of the product
VoltAgent

What makers pair each with

With Supabase
Frontend Framework
Transactional Email
Hosting
LLM API
With Turso
Frontend Framework
Authentication
Payments
LLM API

Neither quite right?

See the whole database decision →
ConvexBackend platformRealtime, collaborative apps written entirely in TypeScript.vs Supabase →
FirebaseBackend platformMobile apps that need offline sync and client-side SDKs.vs Supabase →
NeonManaged databaseServerless Postgres that scales to zero, with a branch per preview deploy.vs Supabase →vs Turso →
PlanetScaleManaged databaseApps that expect heavy scale and want zero-downtime schema changes.vs Supabase →
MongoDBManaged databaseDocument-shaped data and teams already fluent in Mongo.vs Supabase →
PostgreSQLRun it yourselfThe engine behind most of the hosted options above, run on your own server or container for full control and a flat cost.vs Supabase →vs Turso →