Best Backend, database & deploy
Last updated · 6 tools · How we rank
Supabase is the best default backend for AI apps: Postgres, auth, storage and pgvector with a free tier and Pro from $25/mo. Vercel is the best place to deploy Next.js front ends (Pro $20/mo). Railway is best for long-running backends and agents, Neon for serverless Postgres with scale-to-zero, and Convex for realtime TypeScript apps.
Our pick
Supabase
Postgres + auth + storage + pgvector — the default backend for AI apps.
- Best for
- Full-stack AI apps needing auth and vectors
- Free tier
- Free: 500 MB DB, 50K MAU; pauses after 1 week inactive
- Pricing
- Pro from $25/mo (incl. $10 compute credit); Team from $599/mo
Full reviewOfficial site ↗Checked 2026-10-14
The alternatives, compared
Tap a row for free tier, full pricing and sources.
02VercelFront ends and serverless AI routesPro $20/mo including $20 usage credit
Best developer experience for deploying Next.js and AI front ends.
- Best for
- Front ends and serverless AI routes
- Free tier
- Hobby $0 (personal, non-commercial)
- Pricing
- Pro $20/mo including $20 usage credit; Enterprise custom
- Checked
- 2026-10-14 · pricing source ↗
03RailwayLong-running backends, workers, agentsHobby $5 minimum (includes $5 usage)
Deploy anything (app + Postgres + workers) with usage billing.
- Best for
- Long-running backends, workers, agents
- Free tier
- 30-day trial with $5 credits, then a limited free plan
- Pricing
- Hobby $5 minimum (includes $5 usage); Pro $20 minimum (includes $20 usage)
- Checked
- 2026-10-14 · pricing source ↗
04NeonSpiky workloads, per-PR database branchesLaunch: usage-based, $0.106/CU-hour + $0.35/GB-month (typical ~$15/mo)
Serverless Postgres with scale-to-zero and branching.
- Best for
- Spiky workloads, per-PR database branches
- Free tier
- Free: 100 projects, 100 CU-hours per project, no credit card
- Pricing
- Launch: usage-based, $0.106/CU-hour + $0.35/GB-month (typical ~$15/mo); Scale usage-based
- Checked
- 2026-10-14 · pricing source ↗
05ConvexTypeScript devs wanting realtime syncProfessional $25/developer/mo
Reactive TypeScript backend for realtime apps (not Postgres).
- Best for
- TypeScript devs wanting realtime sync
- Free tier
- Free & Starter: $0 then pay as you go
- Pricing
- Professional $25/developer/mo; Enterprise $2,500/mo minimum
- Checked
- 2026-10-14 · pricing source ↗
06Chainguard Workspaces (beta)Running agents safely away from your laptop's secretsCompute-based (vCPU-hours)
Hardened microVMs for running coding agents with credential isolation and egress controls.
- Best for
- Running agents safely away from your laptop's secrets
- Free tier
- Beta: 500 vCPU-hours/mo free allowance (default session uses 4 vCPU-hours per hour)
- Pricing
- Compute-based (vCPU-hours); GA pricing unknown
- Checked
- 2026-10-14 · pricing source ↗
Get The Numptr Weekly
The launches and price changes that matter for builders, once a week. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.