Supabase →
Deploy Your Full Stack in Europe
Supabase gives you a great PostgreSQL BaaS. But free projects pause after 7 days, and it's a US company. Runsite gives you always-on EU hosting.
// comparison
Runsite vs Supabase
Side-by-side. No marketing fluff — just facts.
| Feature | Runsite | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier Availability | ✓ Always on, never pauses | ✗ Pauses after 7 days inactivity |
| Deploy Custom Apps | ✓ Any Docker container | ✗ BaaS only (Edge Functions) |
| GDPR Compliance | ✓ EU entity | ✗ US company (San Francisco) |
| PostgreSQL | ✓ From €5/mo | ✓ From $25/mo (Pro) |
| Edge Functions Region | ✓ EU pinned | ✗ Deno Deploy, no EU pinning |
| Auth + Realtime | Bring your own | ✓ Built-in (GoTrue, Realtime) |
| Auto-Generated APIs | Bring your own | ✓ REST + GraphQL from schema |
| Open Source | Closed source | ✓ Open source (Apache 2.0) |
// in-depth comparison
Supabase vs Runsite: What You Need to Know
Supabase has built an impressive open-source platform around PostgreSQL. The auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs, built-in auth via GoTrue, real-time subscriptions, and edge functions create a powerful development experience. The open-source foundation and strong community are genuine strengths that Firebase cannot match.
Two issues stand out for European developers. First, Supabase pauses free-tier projects after 7 days of inactivity — your staging environment or demo app goes offline without warning. Second, Supabase is a San Francisco-based US company, which means CLOUD Act jurisdiction applies to your data regardless of region selection. Paid plans start at $25/project/mo, making multi-project setups expensive. Runsite's free tier never pauses, managed PostgreSQL starts at €5/mo, and the platform operates as an EU entity with all data in European data centers.
Developers who want PostgreSQL hosting with EU data sovereignty, always-on availability even on the free tier, and lower per-project costs will find Runsite addresses the specific limitations that European Supabase users encounter most.
// why switch
Built for European Developers
Everything you need, nothing you don't. Hosted where your users are.
Free Tier That Never Pauses
Supabase pauses free projects after 7 days of inactivity. Runsite's free tier runs 24/7 — your weekend project is always live.
PostgreSQL from €5, Not $25
Supabase Pro is $25/project/mo. Runsite managed PostgreSQL starts at €5/mo — same database, lower price.
EU Entity, EU Jurisdiction
Supabase is a US company subject to the CLOUD Act. Runsite is EU-registered — your data stays under European law.
// supabase problems → runsite solutions
Sound Familiar?
Every Supabase frustration, solved.
Supabase problem
"My free project got paused"
Supabase pauses free-tier projects after 7 days of inactivity. Your demo, side project, or staging environment goes offline.
Runsite solution
Always-on free tier
Runsite's free tier doesn't pause. Your app runs 24/7, even if nobody visits for a month.
Supabase problem
"$25/project for Pro is expensive"
Running 3 projects on Supabase Pro costs $75/mo. The jump from free (with pausing) to paid is steep.
Runsite solution
Managed PostgreSQL from €5/mo
Standard PostgreSQL with auto-backups for €5/mo. Add a web service for €5/mo. Total: €10/mo.
Supabase problem
"Edge Functions can't be pinned to EU"
Supabase Edge Functions run on Deno Deploy. You can't control which region processes your requests.
Runsite solution
EU-only compute
Your containers run in our Frankfurt (eu-central) region. Every request is processed in Europe under EU law.
// getting started
Deploy in 3 Steps
From git push to live — in under 2 minutes.
curl -fsSL https://runsite.app/install | sh runsite init --from github runsite deploy --region eu-central PostgreSQL + Hosting in Europe
Always-on free tier. EU entity. Standard PostgreSQL.
Start Free on Runsite →