Last reviewed: 2026-07-09
Free hosting with Postgres usually means combining an app host with a database host. Some platforms bundle Postgres into the same workflow, while others give you a better standalone database and let the app run elsewhere.
Use Neon when you want the best pure free Postgres companion for serverless or frontend apps.
Use Supabase when you also need auth, APIs, realtime or storage next to Postgres.
Use Render when a short-term free Postgres database is enough for a prototype.
Use Railway when you want app and database in one developer workflow and accept trial/credit terms.
Best pure Postgres
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Free plan includes small project storage and compute limits.
Neon is built around serverless Postgres, branching and scale-to-zero compute.
Best Postgres BaaS
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Free database and storage quotas are small but useful for prototypes.
Supabase combines Postgres with auth, APIs, storage and realtime features.
Best temporary PaaS database
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Free Render Postgres expires after 30 days and has a fixed storage cap.
Render supports Free Postgres, useful when testing a backend on the same platform.
Best full-stack workflow
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Current Free tier starts as a trial with credits and constrained resources.
Railway can provision Postgres beside a web service with a smooth app deployment workflow.
If the app is mostly frontend/serverless, use a dedicated Postgres host. If the app is a traditional backend service, compare the full app platform and the database separately.
The most portable setup is usually app hosting on Vercel, Cloudflare, Netlify or Render, with Postgres on Neon or Supabase. Keep migrations and backups under your control before customer data arrives.
Next.js SaaS starter on Cloudflare Pages, Workers, D1 and Drizzle ORM, with Neon as optional managed Postgres.
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A production-ready Django template with Postgres, Gunicorn and WhiteNoise, pre-wired to deploy on Railway with one click and a managed database.
Full-stack subscription SaaS starter with Next.js, Stripe checkout, customer portal, Supabase auth and one-click Vercel deploy.
Neon NEW Neon Inc. Neon is serverless Postgres. Neon separates storage and compute to offer autoscaling, branching, and bottomless storage.
Free tier
100 projects, 100 CU-hours/month per project, 0.5GB storage/project
Paid from $15/mo · Multi-region
Supabase NEW Supabase Inc. Supabase is an open source Firebase alternative with Postgres, Auth, instant APIs, Edge Functions and Realtime subscriptions.
Free tier
500MB database, 1GB storage, 2GB bandwidth
Paid from $25/mo · Multi-region
Render Render Services Inc. Render is a unified cloud to build and run all your apps and websites with free TLS certificates, a global CDN, private networks and auto deploys from Git.
Free tier
750 hours/month for web services
Paid from $7/mo · 4 regions
Railway Railway Corp Railway is an infrastructure platform where you can provision infrastructure, develop with it locally, and then deploy to the cloud.
Free tier
30-day trial with $5 usage credit, then $1/month minimum
Paid from $1/mo · 4 regions
Neon is usually best for pure Postgres, while Supabase is better if your app also needs auth, APIs and storage.
Sometimes for prototypes. Render and Railway can bundle app and database workflows, but current free or trial limits make them less ideal as permanent homes.
Often yes. A static or serverless frontend plus Neon or Supabase can be more reliable than forcing everything onto one free PaaS.
Cloudflare Pages 
Vercel