Product A
Cloudflare Workers
by Cloudflare Inc.
Serverless compute at the edge in 300+ locations with near-zero cold starts.
Free tier
Visit Cloudflare Workers →Product B
Supabase
by Supabase Inc.
Open-source Firebase alternative built on PostgreSQL with auth and storage.
Free tier
Visit Supabase →Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cloudflare Workers | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | FreeBetter | Free |
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Top Pros | Near-zero cold starts | Real Postgres underneath |
| 300+ global edge locations | Built-in auth and storage | |
| Extremely cheap at scale | Open-source and self-hostable | |
| Top Cons | V8 isolate runtime has API limitations | Free projects pause after inactivity |
| Debugging is harder than traditional servers | Edge functions still maturing |
Choose Cloudflare Workers if you…
- Want: near-zero cold starts
- Want: 300+ global edge locations
- Want: extremely cheap at scale
Choose Supabase if you…
- Want: real postgres underneath
- Want: built-in auth and storage
- Want: open-source and self-hostable