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Supabase vs Vast.ai

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What's good about...

Supabase logo 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

Vast.ai logo Vast.ai

  • Large pool of over 20,000 GPUs
  • Over 68 GPU types across 40+ data centers
  • Enterprise-grade security with SOC2 certification
  • Pre-built templates including PyTorch, CUDA, and TensorFlow

Price comparison

How do Supabase's prices compare against Vast.ai?

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Supabase Supabase
$21.00 / mo 1 TB + 250 GB reads/writes
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Supabase Supabase
$60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB Storage
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Supabase Supabase
$50.00 / mo $2 per 1 Million (excl. free allowance)
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Free egress allowance

Supabase Supabase
5-250 GB, depends on plan
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Supabase Supabase
$90.00 $0.09 / GB
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Vast.ai logo Vast.ai Pricing Details

Vast.ai operates as a global marketplace where pricing is billed per second and broken into three components:

  1. Active rental cost for the GPU, charged only when an instance is running.

  2. Storage cost for allocated disk space, which applies as long as the instance exists (even when stopped).

  3. Bandwidth costs for data transfer.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Supabase Supabase
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Vast.ai Vast.ai
$0.03/hr

Billing Options

Supabase Supabase
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Vast.ai Vast.ai
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)

Available Models

Vast.ai offers 57 GPU models.

Supabase Supabase
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Vast.ai Vast.ai
H100(69) A100(112) H200(39) B200(20) RTX Pro 6000(159) V100(23) RTX A6000(9) L4(16) RTX 4090(277) B300(8)
View all 57 GPUs

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Supabase and Vast.ai offer:

Service Supabase Vast.ai
Analytics
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
GPU-powered Servers
Managed PostgreSQL
Object Storage
Realtime Databases
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
User Authentication
Vector Databases

Company details

Website
Supabase Supabase
supabase.com
Vast.ai Vast.ai
vast.ai
Headquarters
Supabase Supabase
United States of America
Vast.ai Vast.ai
United States of America
Founded
Supabase Supabase
2020
Vast.ai Vast.ai
2018
Data Center Locations
Supabase Supabase
16
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Example Customers
Supabase Supabase
Mozilla, GitHub, 1Password, Pika, Humata
Vast.ai Vast.ai
IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch

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Our data for Supabase was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Vast.ai on June 23, 2026.