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Supabase vs Vercel Blob

Two bundled with your platform options for file storage. When each fits, what it costs, who moves from one to the other, and what makers who chose it say.

SupabaseBundled with your platformllms.txtMCPCLIIn Bolt, Lovable, v0
Vercel BlobBundled with your platformllms.txtMCPCLIIn v0
Ask your AI about this, with this page as the source:ChatGPT ↗Claude ↗Perplexity ↗

Which fits you

Choose Supabase if
  • Your backend is on Supabase and who can see a file depends on who owns the data

Use it whenWho can read a file depends on who owns the row it belongs to.

Trade-offOnly worth it if the rest of your backend is on Supabase.

Choose Vercel Blob if
  • You host a Next.js app on Vercel and don't want another account

Use it whenYou're prototyping on Vercel and need somewhere to put uploads today.

Trade-offTies storage to your Vercel bill; usage-based transfer costs grow with traffic.

At a glance

SupabaseVercel Blob
Used by3 makers' productsNo maker's product yet · 33 open-source projects
Cost at default usagestored 100 GB, downloaded 200 GB$25/mo Pro$32/mo Pro
Moved to it on GitHubpull requests since Oct 202413 from Vercel Blob6 from Supabase
Downloads25.4M/wk+96% vs npm5.8M/wk+115% vs npm
PricingFree tier (inactive projects pause); paid plans per project plus usage. · paid from $25/moFree tier (1GB storage, 10GB transfer/month); usage-based pricing per GB stored and transferred beyond that. · paid from $0.023/GB-month on Pro
Free tierYesYes
Open sourceYes · self-hostableNo
Incidents, 90 daysfrom its status page50+ (16 major)31 (10 major)

Cost as you grow

Both cost $0 up to 1 GB; from 10 GB Vercel Blob costs less ($21 vs $25); from about 50 GB Supabase does ($25 vs $26); from about 500 GB Vercel Blob does ($82 vs $101).

$0$50$200$500$1,000$2,000110501002505001k5k10k
Vercel BlobSupabasex: stored (GB), other usage scaled with it · cheapest usable plan at each point, list prices · try your own numbers
The numbers, plan by plan
StoredSupabaseVercel Blob
1$0 Free$0 Hobby
10$25 Pro$21 Pro
50$25 Pro$26 Pro
100$25 Pro$32 Pro
250$51 Pro$51 Pro
500$101 Pro$82 Pro
1,000$202 Pro$143 Pro
5,000$1,007 Pro$635 Pro
10,000$2,013 Pro$1,250 Pro

From each vendor's pricing page: Supabase, Vercel Blob.

Who moves from one to the other

Public pull requests on GitHub since Oct 2024 whose title says "Supabase to Vercel Blob" or the reverse — real code changes, by developers in general rather than makers only.

Vercel Blob → Supabase13 PRs
All matching pull requests on GitHub ↗
Supabase → Vercel Blob6 PRs
All matching pull requests on GitHub ↗

What makers say

Makers on using it for file storage, from Product Hunt and Starter Story interviews, each linked to the source. Products with a page of their own and fuller notes first.

On Supabase
Supabase powers much of the backend behind Greta, including database, authentication, and storage. It enables creators to launch full-stack apps quickly without worrying about backend infrastructure.
Greta, the makerSep 2026 ↗
Supabase powers our app with reliable authentication, database, and storage solutions. Its robust infrastructure keeps our application running smoothly and securely, letting us focus on user experience.
BeforeSunset AI, the makerSep 2026 ↗
Supabase powers our entire backend infrastructure — from seamless user authentication to reliable file storage and secure secrets management with Vault. Supabase Storage was a game-changer for our AI workflow engine's reliability. Thank you for building such a developer-friendly platform!
giselle, the makerSep 2026 ↗
On Vercel Blob

No maker quote about Vercel Blob for file storage yet.

Loved and watch-outs

Themes that recur in makers' words and Hacker News comments, each linked to what it summarises.

Supabase
Most loved
  • One project covers Postgres, auth, storage and realtime, so a solo founder ships without stitching vendors or hiring a backend team. PHPH 2PH 3PH 4
  • It is real Postgres with SQL, row-level security and pgvector rather than a proprietary store. PHPH 2PH 3PH 4
  • Open source and self-hostable, which reduces vendor lock-in. PHPH 2HNPH 3
Watch-outs
  • Row-level security policies are hard to get right, so many apps end up exposing data publicly. HNHN 2HN 3HN 4
  • Reliability has been shaky for some, and it is not really built for self-hosting in practice. HN
  • Per-project billing adds up for developers running many small side projects. HN
On Product Hunt: 5.0★, 899 reviews · mentioned most: authentication features, easy setup, PostgreSQL integration · complaints: documentation gaps
Vercel BlobNothing that recurs in what we collected yet.

Who uses each

Supabase3 makers' products
BeforeSunset AIgiselleGreta
Vercel Blob0 makers' products
None tracked yet; 33 open-source projects declare it.

What makers pair each with

With Supabase
Frontend Framework
Transactional Email
Hosting
LLM API
With Vercel Blob
Frontend Framework
AI SDK & Agent Framework
Web Analytics
Database

Neither quite right?

See the whole file storage decision →
Amazon S3Object storageApps already on AWS, or ones that need lifecycle rules, storage tiers and event triggers.
Cloudflare R2Object storageFiles that get downloaded often — the S3 API without egress fees.vs Supabase →
UploadThingUpload serviceTypeScript apps that want typed upload endpoints and drop-in upload components instead of wiring presigned URLs.