Supabase · pricing · SaaS
Supabase’s pricing page, inspected
A UX teardown of Supabase's pricing: a strong page with one real cliff — the $25 to $599 jump — and why 'predictable' still needs a click to total.
- 01 $25 → $599: a 24× jump with no plan between
- 02 “From $25” — the real total still needs a click
- 03 Enterprise "Custom" with no starting point
3 critical blockers
- 01
The jump from Pro to Team is a cliff
highPro is $25/mo; the next tier, Team, is $599 — a 24× step with nothing in between. A team that has outgrown Pro but isn't ready for Team has nowhere to land, and the card doesn't explain what justifies the leap.
- 02
“Predictable” pricing still needs a click to total
mediumThe headline promises predictability, but each plan reads "From $25/mo… additional projects from $10/mo… see how pricing scales". The number a buyer will actually pay lives one click away, so the promise isn't fully kept on the page itself.
- 03
Enterprise gives no anchor
low“Custom” with “Contact Us” and no “starts at” leaves larger buyers guessing whether they're even in range before they invest a call.
Where the 8.0 comes from
This is a well-built pricing page: a clear recommended plan, a CTA on every card, and honest “from” pricing that doesn’t pretend a usage-based product is flat. The one structural weakness is the canyon between Pro and Team — a $25 plan and a $599 plan with nothing between them — which strands exactly the growing teams Supabase most wants to keep.
5 quick wins
- 01
Bridge the Pro-to-Team gap
A short "when to move to Team" line — or a middle option — catches the teams falling into the $25-to-$599 canyon.
- 02
Total a typical bill
Show "a typical team pays around $X" near Pro so predictability is demonstrated on the page, not just claimed in the headline.
- 03
Pull the scaling example onto the card
One inline "each extra project is +$10/mo" line makes the model legible without leaving the page.
- 04
Anchor Enterprise
A "from" figure or a band gives large buyers a way to self-qualify before contacting sales.
- 05
Keep what's working
The "Most Popular" badge and a visible CTA on every card are doing real work — protect both in any redesign.
The principle
A page can promise predictability, but the visitor only believes it when they can total their own bill without leaving the page. Show the number; don't link to it.