DATABASES / LESSON 11
Supabase Use Cases and Pricing.
The Supabase dashboard, common use cases and the free tier
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DATABASES / LESSON 11
The Supabase dashboard, common use cases and the free tier
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Supabase gives you a really nice dashboard, and here's what you can do in it.
You don't even need to know SQL to use Supabase. The table editor lets you point and click your way around.
So what do people actually build with Supabase? A LOT of stuff, but these come up the most.
Real-time messaging where messages show up instantly.
Posts, comments and likes that update live.
Think Google Docs, where a bunch of people can see changes as they happen.
Show data that updates without anyone refreshing the page.
Scores that update live while players compete.
Supabase has a generous free tier. As of October 2026 it looks like this.
For learning and small projects, free is plenty (your wallet can relax). Two catches though. Free projects get paused after a week with no activity, so if your side project goes quiet you'll have to go into the dashboard and restore it. And the free plan doesn't include automatic backups, which start on Pro. Prices and limits move around, so check supabase.com/pricing before you count on them.