What's good about...
Fly.io
- Excellent tooling and developer experience
- Fast deployments, scale to zero, little config needed
- Wide range of instance configurations at competitive prices
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 Fly.io's prices compare against Supabase?
| Example configuration |
Fly.io
|
Supabase
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $10.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-1x) | -- |
| VM Medium | $42.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-4x) | -- |
| VM Large | $328.04 / mo 8 CPU, 32 GB RAM (Performance-8x) | -- |
| Block Storage | $15.00 / mo 100 GB | -- |
| Object Storage | $21.00 / mo 1 TB | $21.00 / mo 1 TB + 250 GB reads/writes |
| Load Balancer | Included in plan | -- |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $33.90 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | $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 | 100 GB / mo | 5-250 GB, depends on plan |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $20.00 $0.02 / GB (Public network North America) | $90.00 $0.09 / GB |
Fly.io GPUs
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | -- | -- | $1.25 | Source |
| A10 | 1x A10 | 24GB | -- | -- | $1.50 | Source |
| A100 40G PCIe | 1x A100 | 40GB | -- | -- | $2.50 | Source |
| A100 80G SXM | 1x A100 | 80GB | -- | -- | $3.50 | 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 Fly.io and Supabase offer:
| Service |
Fly.io
|
Supabase
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Containers | -- | |
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Serverless Cron Jobs | -- | |
| Serverless Functions | -- | |
| Static Sites | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
|
Fly.io
|
Supabase
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | fly.io | supabase.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2017 | 2020 |
| Data Center Locations | 35 | 16 |
| Example Customers | Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch | Mozilla, GitHub, 1Password, Pika, Humata |
|
Fly.io
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | fly.io |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Data Center Locations | 35 |
| Example Customers | Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch |
|
Supabase
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | supabase.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Data Center Locations | 16 |
| Example Customers | Mozilla, GitHub, 1Password, Pika, Humata |
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Our data for Fly.io was last updated on Sept. 28, 2024, and for Supabase on July 4, 2025.