Verified free-tier limits
Supabase Free Tier Limits: Projects and Quotas
Two active projects with published monthly quotas
Yes. Supabase Free allows two active projects. Each project includes a 500 MB database, while the organization receives 50,000 monthly active users, 5 GB of uncached egress plus 5 GB of cached egress, 1 GB of storage, 2 million Realtime messages, and 500,000 Edge Function invocations. Free projects may be paused after one week of low activity and do not include downloadable backups or point-in-time recovery.
The practical limits of Supabase Free
Supabase's $0 tier is suitable for learning and small prototypes, but its quotas are split across project and organization resources. The live pricing table lists two active free projects and a 500 MB database per project. It also lists 50,000 monthly active users, 5 GB of egress plus 5 GB of cached egress, 1 GB of storage, a 50 MB maximum file size, 200 peak Realtime connections, 2 million Realtime messages, and 500,000 Edge Function invocations. Logs are retained for one day. Free projects can be paused after seven days of low activity, so the tier is not an uptime commitment.
| Active projects | 2 |
|---|---|
| Database size | 500 MB per project |
| Auth and transfer | 50,000 MAU; 5 GB egress plus 5 GB cached egress |
| Realtime | 200 peak connections and 2 million messages |
| Edge Functions | 500,000 invocations |
Where the free limits apply
- Anyone can create a Free organization subject to Supabase's account terms.
- The two-project limit applies to active Free projects.
- Quotas are measured according to the resource definitions on Supabase's current pricing page.
How to start without an accidental bill
- 01 Create a Free organization from Supabase's official pricing page.
- 02 Check the organization Usage page for MAU, egress, storage, Realtime, and function counters.
- 03 Keep database size below 500 MB per project and file uploads at or below 50 MB.
- 04 Plan a backup and uptime strategy before treating a Free project as production infrastructure.
Limits to know before you choose
- Free projects can be paused after one week of low activity.
- The tier does not include downloadable backups, point-in-time recovery, or a service-level agreement.
- Log retention is one day.
- Database, egress, storage, Realtime, and Edge Function quotas are separate limits.
Verified alternatives
Only alternatives with a first-party education offer or free tier are listed here.
First-party sources
Offer terms can change. Each citation records exactly what it supports and when CostBench checked it.
- Supabase — Pricing Project, database, MAU, egress, storage, Realtime, function, log, backup, and pause limits.
Frequently asked questions
01 How many free Supabase projects can I have?
Supabase Free allows two active projects.
02 How large can a Supabase Free database be?
The current Free allowance is 500 MB per project.
03 Does Supabase pause free projects?
Yes. Supabase says Free projects may be paused after one week of low activity.
04 Does Supabase Free include backups?
It does not include downloadable backups or point-in-time recovery, so you need a separate data-protection plan.