Contabo vs Supabase

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

Contabo

Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
Offers GPUs and object storage too
Available in 9 regions around the world

Supabase

Full PostgreSQL access: direct access to the database, not an abstraction
Open Source: Avoids vendor lock-in and can be self-hosted
Combines database, authentication, storage, and serverless functions in one platform
Generous free tier: suitable for small projects

Price comparison

How do Contabo's prices compare against Supabase?

Example configuration	Contabo	Supabase
VM Small	$5.30 / mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 1)	--
VM Medium	$11.18 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 2)	--
VM Large	$16.47 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 3)	--
Object Storage	$11.72 / mo 1 TB	$21.00 / mo 1 TB + 250 GB reads/writes
Managed PostgreSQL	--	$60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB Storage
Serverless 25M Executions	--	$50.00 / mo $2 per 1 Million (excl. free allowance)
Free egress allowance	10-324 TB per instance	5-250 GB, depends on plan
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	Free and unlimited 10-324 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth	$90.00 $0.09 / GB

Contabo GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
L40S	1x L40S	48GB	32	106GB	$1.22	Source
H100	1x H100	80GB	32	106GB	$3.01	Source
H200 NVL	1x H200	141GB	32	213GB	$3.52	Source
L40S	4x L40S	192GB	64	512GB	$4.67	Source
H100	4x H100	320GB	64	512GB	$11.44	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Contabo and Supabase offer:

Service	Contabo	Supabase
Content Delivery Network (CDN)	--
GPU-powered Servers		--
Managed PostgreSQL	--
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs	--
Serverless Functions	--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)		--

Company details

	Contabo	Supabase
Website	contabo.com	supabase.com
Headquarters	Germany 🇩🇪	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2003	2020
Data Center Locations	9	16
Example Customers	--	Mozilla, GitHub, 1Password, Pika, Humata

	Contabo
Website	contabo.com
Headquarters	Germany 🇩🇪
Founded	2003
Data Center Locations	9
Example Customers	--

	Supabase
Website	supabase.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2020
Data Center Locations	16
Example Customers	Mozilla, GitHub, 1Password, Pika, Humata