Hetzner
vs
Supabase
What's good about each
- High performance VPS configurations at affordable prices (shared, high memory, dedicated CPU)
- Easy to use web console & developer tooling (Terraform SDKs, official CLI)
- EU-based company, may simplify GDPR compliance for some
- Direct SQL access to a full Postgres database
- Entire stack is open source and self-hostable
- Auth, storage, realtime and edge functions included
- Free tier covers a 500 MB database and 50k monthly users
- SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hetzner | Supabase | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.86 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $10.30 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $18.90 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $5.04 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $7.44 /mo 1 TB | $21.30 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress · 250 GB egress is within the plan allowance | 65% cheaper on Hetzner |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $67.15 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Medium) · $60 Medium compute, 50 GB disk, 10 GB egress | |
| Load balancer | $8.58 /mo LB11 | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration · Billed per invocation only | |
| Egress allowance | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | 5 GB (Free), 250 GB (Pro and Team) | |
| Egress | $1.15 /TB €1 / TB | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB | 99% cheaper on Hetzner |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Hetzner offers 2 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Supabase. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hetzner | Supabase | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
$0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hetzner only |
Hetzner bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Hetzner | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Card payments only | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Hetzner | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 17 |
| Example customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc | Lovable, Brevo, eXp Realty, Chatbase, QA.tech |
| Website | hetzner.com | supabase.com |
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Our data for Hetzner was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Supabase on Sept. 18, 2026.