# The fragmentation of per-feature pricing
WorkOS's pricing page does not offer a traditional tiered subscription for its core services; instead, it lists individual capabilities with specific monthly fees. This creates a scenario where the total cost depends entirely on which specific modules your application requires. For instance, log streaming is listed at $125/month, and a Custom Domain for AuthKit, Admin Portal, and email sender address costs $99/month. Single Sign-On and Directory Sync connections are also priced individually — the first 1-15 connections run $125 each, dropping to $100 each for connections 16-30 and further at higher volumes — highlighting the opacity of a pure à la carte model. In contrast, Supabase structures its offering as a ladder of tiers, starting with a Free plan at $0/month for passion projects and simple websites. This moves to a Pro tier at $25/month for production applications and a Team tier at $599/month that includes SSO, control over backups, and industry certifications. The structural difference is fundamental: WorkOS charges for specific features as you add them, while Supabase charges for a level of service that bundles a set of capabilities.
Predictability versus granularity
The financial impact of these models diverges sharply as an organization scales. With Supabase, a developer can start at $0/month and move to $25/month for Pro, gaining access to production-grade resources without itemizing every single component. If the need for compute power increases, Supabase offers an option to scale compute up to $10/month, and additional database size beyond the included 500 MB per project is billed at $0.12. For teams requiring advanced compliance and backup controls, the jump to the Team tier at $599/month is a fixed, predictable cost. Conversely, with WorkOS, if a team requires both log streaming and a custom domain, the immediate visible cost is the sum of those individual line items: $125/month for log streaming and $99/month for the custom domain — before even counting SSO connections at $125 each for the first 15. This model allows for extreme granularity, meaning you only pay for exactly what you use, but it makes budgeting more complex because there is no all-inclusive cap unless you purchase every necessary module.
| Vendor | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| WorkOS | SSO / Directory Sync (1-15 connections) | $125 each |
| WorkOS | Log streaming | $125/month |
| WorkOS | Custom Domain | $99/month |
| Supabase | Free | $0/month |
| Supabase | Pro | $25/month |
| Supabase | Team | $599/month |
| Supabase | Scale compute up to | $10/month |
| Supabase | Point in Time Recovery | $100/month |
| Supabase | Custom (Database size) | $0.12 |
Supabase is the logical choice for developers who want a predictable monthly invoice that scales with their infrastructure needs, offering a clear path from free to enterprise with defined tiers. WorkOS is a specialized tool for organizations that need specific identity and logging features and are prepared to manage a variable cost structure based on individual module and connection counts. If your primary need is a backend with database and compute resources, Supabase's tiered approach is more straightforward. If you are specifically looking to integrate SSO, log streaming, or custom domain authentication as discrete services, WorkOS provides those at the listed rates, but you must account for the cumulative cost of each added feature.
Pricing verified on 2026-09-16.