When is Dreambase the better choice?

You already use Supabase and want dashboards, reports, and health assessments on top of it. You only need one developer to explore one schema and one dashboard. You want an AI-assisted analytics layer with MCP connectors and API integrations. You prefer a simple fixed-price upgrade once you outgrow the free cap.

When is Supabase the better choice?

You are building the backend itself and need Postgres, auth, storage, realtime, and Edge Functions in one place. You want to prototype with unlimited API requests and a much larger free operational envelope. You expect to grow beyond a solo project and need many team members on the free tier. You want usage-based pricing that scales with MAUs, storage, egress, and function invocations. You need the free tier to do more than analytics, such as authentication and file storage.

Dreambase vs Supabase: Free Tier Comparison

Q: How much does Dreambase cost after the free tier?

PRO - $29 per month (annual). Dreambase moves from a capped free tier to flat annual plans, starting at PRO for $29 per month billed annually, then TEAM at $249 per month billed annually, with Enterprise by contact. Supabase starts at Pro from $25 per month and uses usage-based pricing for the main limits, so your bill rises with MAUs, storage, egress, and function calls. That means Supabase is cheaper at tiny usage and more elastic as usage grows, while Dreambase is simpler but can become expensive per dashboard or user. Dreambase has no usage-based scenarios provided beyond its flat tiers.

Q: How much does Supabase cost after the free tier?

Pro - From $25 / month. Dreambase moves from a capped free tier to flat annual plans, starting at PRO for $29 per month billed annually, then TEAM at $249 per month billed annually, with Enterprise by contact. Supabase starts at Pro from $25 per month and uses usage-based pricing for the main limits, so your bill rises with MAUs, storage, egress, and function calls. That means Supabase is cheaper at tiny usage and more elastic as usage grows, while Dreambase is simpler but can become expensive per dashboard or user. Dreambase has no usage-based scenarios provided beyond its flat tiers.

Quick answer

Supabase - Supabase wins for most builders because its free tier covers a real backend with generous usage caps, while Dreambase is a narrower analytics layer with a small free cap that is easier to outgrow.

How the free tiers compare

These products are not substitutes so much as different layers. Dreambase is an analytics add-on for Supabase: the free tier gives you one user, one dashboard, and one schema, so it is best if you want AI-generated reporting on an existing Supabase project and do not need much collaboration. Supabase is the underlying backend platform: its free tier includes database, auth, APIs, storage, realtime, Edge Functions, and surprisingly generous limits like unlimited API requests, 50,000 MAUs, and 500,000 function invocations. That means Supabase can support a small product prototype end to end, while Dreambase is mainly for inspecting and presenting data from Supabase. On pricing, Dreambase jumps to fixed annual plans, while Supabase starts usage-based, so Supabase usually scales more smoothly and predictably for builders who are still learning their load.

Dreambase vs Supabase free tier, side by side

	DreambaseFTV 46	SupabaseFTV 50
User accounts / team membersDreambase free is solo-only; Supabase free allows unlimited dashboard members.	1 user account	Unlimited team members
DashboardsSupabase is not an analytics dashboard product.	1 dashboard	N/A
Supabase schemas / projectsDifferent units, but both are capped on the free tier.	1 Supabase schema	2 active projects
Database sizeSupabase includes managed database storage on free.	N/A	500 MB per project
API requestsA major free-tier advantage for Supabase.	N/A	Unlimited API requests
Monthly active usersRelevant for apps with end users.	N/A	Up to 50,000 MAUs
Edge Function invocationsSupabase free includes serverless compute.	N/A	500,000 invocations
Egress bandwidthSupabase also includes 5 GB cached egress.	N/A	5 GB

After you outgrow the free tier

Dreambase moves from a capped free tier to flat annual plans, starting at PRO for $29 per month billed annually, then TEAM at $249 per month billed annually, with Enterprise by contact. Supabase starts at Pro from $25 per month and uses usage-based pricing for the main limits, so your bill rises with MAUs, storage, egress, and function calls. That means Supabase is cheaper at tiny usage and more elastic as usage grows, while Dreambase is simpler but can become expensive per dashboard or user. Dreambase has no usage-based scenarios provided beyond its flat tiers.

Dreambase next stepPRO - $29 per month (annual)Flat monthly

Supabase next stepPro - From $25 / monthUsage-based

Cost at real usage

Usage	Dreambase	Supabase
50,000 MAUs, 500 MB database, 5 GB egress, 1 GB storage, 500,000 Edge Function invocationsDreambase is not comparable at this usage because it is an analytics layer, not the backend.	N/A	Free (within tier)
100,000 MAUs, 8 GB disk, 250 GB egress, 100 GB storage, 2 million Edge Function invocationsExact overage beyond included quotas is given in the pricing data; total cost depends on how much you go over.	N/A	$25/mo from Pro, plus overages if you exceed included amounts

Estimates, not quotes. Usage-based rates change - verify with the vendor's pricing page before committing.

When to pick each one

Pick Dreambase when…

You already use Supabase and want dashboards, reports, and health assessments on top of it.
You only need one developer to explore one schema and one dashboard.
You want an AI-assisted analytics layer with MCP connectors and API integrations.
You prefer a simple fixed-price upgrade once you outgrow the free cap.

Pick Supabase when…

You are building the backend itself and need Postgres, auth, storage, realtime, and Edge Functions in one place.
You want to prototype with unlimited API requests and a much larger free operational envelope.
You expect to grow beyond a solo project and need many team members on the free tier.
You want usage-based pricing that scales with MAUs, storage, egress, and function invocations.
You need the free tier to do more than analytics, such as authentication and file storage.

Bottom line

For the most common builder use case, Supabase is the better free-tier choice because it gives you the actual backend stack and enough room to prototype something real. Dreambase makes sense if your backend is already on Supabase and you specifically want analytics, dashboards, and automated health reports on top. If you are deciding where to start from zero, Supabase is the winner. If you already have data and need a reporting layer, Dreambase is the more targeted pick.

Read the full listings: Dreambase and Supabase. Scores use the FTV methodology at /ftv. Browse more head-to-heads on /compare, or see the top-ranked free tiers on /top.