GCP vs Supabase

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

What's good about...

Google Cloud

Extensive range of managed services with a focus on big data and machine learning
BigQuery and Google Kubernetes Engine are widely considered industry-leading solutions
40+ data centers 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 Google Cloud's prices compare against Supabase?

Example configuration	Google Cloud	Supabase
VM Small	$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)	--
VM Medium	$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)	--
VM Large	$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)	--
Block Storage	$4.10 / mo 100 GB	--
Object Storage	$24.93 / mo 1 TB	$21.00 / mo 1 TB + 250 GB reads/writes
Load Balancer	$29.44 / mo	--
Managed PostgreSQL	$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage	$60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB Storage
Managed Redis®*	$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)	--
Serverless 25M Executions	$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration	$50.00 / mo $2 per 1 Million (excl. free allowance)
Free egress allowance	Depends on service	5-250 GB, depends on plan
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)	$90.00 $0.09 / GB

GCP GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
g2-standard-4	1x L4	24GB	4	16GB	$0.71	Source
g2-standard-8	1x L4	24GB	8	32GB	$0.85	Source
g2-standard-12	1x L4	24GB	12	48GB	$1.00	Source
g2-standard-16	1x L4	24GB	16	64GB	$1.15	Source
g2-standard-32	1x L4	24GB	32	128GB	$1.73	Source
g2-standard-24	2x L4	48GB	24	96GB	$2.00	Source
a2-highgpu-1g	1x A100	40GB	12	85GB	$3.67	Source
g2-standard-48	4x L4	96GB	48	192GB	$4.00	Source
a2-highgpu-2g	2x A100	80GB	24	170GB	$7.35	Source
g2-standard-96	8x L4	192GB	96	384GB	$8.00	Source
a2-highgpu-4g	4x A100	160GB	48	340GB	$14.69	Source
a2-highgpu-8g	8x A100	320GB	96	680GB	$29.39	Source
a2-megagpu-16g	16x A100	640GB	96	1360GB	$55.74	Source
a3-highgpu-1g	1x H100	80GB	26	234GB	On Request	Source
a3-highgpu-2g	2x H100	160GB	52	468GB	On Request	Source
a3-highgpu-4g	4x H100	320GB	104	936GB	On Request	Source
a3-highgpu-8g	8x H100	640GB	208	1872GB	On Request	Source
a3-edgegpu-8g	8x H100	640GB	208	1872GB	On Request	Source
a2-ultragpu-1g	1x A100	80GB	12	170GB	On Request	Source
a2-ultragpu-2g	2x A100	160GB	24	340GB	On Request	Source
a2-ultragpu-4g	4x A100	320GB	48	680GB	On Request	Source
a2-ultragpu-8g	8x A100	640GB	96	1360GB	On Request	Source
n1-t4-x1	1x T4	16GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-t4-x2	2x T4	32GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p4-x2	2x P4	16GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-t4-x4	4x T4	64GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p4-x1	1x P4	8GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p4-x4	4x P4	32GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-v100-x1	1x V100	16GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-v100-x2	2x V100	32GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-v100-x4	4x V100	64GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-v100-x8	8x V100	128GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p100-x1	1x P100	16GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p100-x2	2x P100	32GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p100-x4	4x P100	64GB	--	--	On Request	Source
a3-ultragpu-8g	8x H200	1128GB	224	2952GB	On Request	Source
a4-highgpu-8g	8x B200	1440GB	224	3968GB	On Request	Source
a3-megagpu-8g	8x H100	640GB	208	1872GB	On Request	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 Google Cloud and Supabase offer:

Service	Google Cloud	Supabase
Block Storage		--
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry		--
GPU-powered Servers		--
Load Balancer		--
Managed Containers		--
Managed Kubernetes		--
Managed MySQL		--
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*		--
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites		--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)		--

Company details

	Google Cloud	Supabase
Website	cloud.google.com	supabase.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2008	2020
Data Center Locations	40	16
Example Customers	PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank	Mozilla, GitHub, 1Password, Pika, Humata

	Google Cloud
Website	cloud.google.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2008
Data Center Locations	40
Example Customers	PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank

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