Supabase
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- 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
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Supabase | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | |
| Object storage | $21.30 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress · 250 GB egress is within the plan allowance | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 6% cheaper on UpCloud |
| PostgreSQL | $67.15 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Medium) · $60 Medium compute, 50 GB disk, 10 GB egress | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | Within 5% |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | |
| Serverless | $50.00 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration · Billed per invocation only | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 5 GB (Free), 250 GB (Pro and Team) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth |
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
UpCloud offers 5 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Supabase. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Supabase | UpCloud | Difference |
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-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
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-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
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-- | $1.41 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
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-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
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-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
UpCloud bills on-demand and spot. 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 | Supabase | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
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 | Supabase | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | 17 | 15 |
| Example customers | Lovable, Brevo, eXp Realty, Chatbase, QA.tech | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | supabase.com | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Supabase was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 25, 2026.