Supabase
vs
Zenlayer
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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Supabase | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | |
| Object storage | $21.30 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress · 250 GB egress is within the plan allowance | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $67.15 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Medium) · $60 Medium compute, 50 GB disk, 10 GB egress | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | |
| 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 | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month | 95% cheaper on Zenlayer |
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
Zenlayer offers 1 GPU model. We track no GPU listings from Supabase. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Supabase | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
Zenlayer 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.
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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 17 | 22 |
| Example customers | Lovable, Brevo, eXp Realty, Chatbase, QA.tech | -- |
| Website | supabase.com | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for Supabase was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 1, 2026.