Nhost review

Nhost ranks sixth as the strongest choice for teams that want GraphQL on top of Postgres. Every project gets a dedicated Postgres instance with the Hasura GraphQL Engine, which brings realtime subscriptions, event triggers and role-based authorization, plus auth, storage with image transformation and a global CDN, and serverless functions. Authentication has unlimited users on every plan and supports OAuth providers, WebAuthn, magic links and 2FA, so the bill does not grow with sign-ups. The free Starter plan includes 1 GB of database, 1 GB of storage and 5 GB of egress for one project. Pro starts at $25 a month with $15 of compute credits and includes 10 GB of database, 50 GB of storage, 50 GB of egress, automated backups and managed Grafana. Costs to watch: custom domains are $10 per project a month, point-in-time recovery starts at $100, and the free project pauses after a week of inactivity. The smaller ecosystem means fewer tutorials than Supabase or Firebase.

Who it is for

GraphQL teams that want Postgres without running it

Price

Free Starter plan; Pro from $25 per month with $15 of compute credits.

From $25 / month $15 in compute credits included
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Dedicated Postgres instance with Hasura GraphQL Engine, realtime subscriptions and event triggers
• Unlimited auth users on every plan, with OAuth, WebAuthn, magic links and 2FA
• Storage with image transformation and a global CDN
• Pro includes 10 GB of database, 50 GB of storage and 50 GB of egress
• Nhost Run lets you run your own containers next to the backend

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: No user-based pricing for authentication
• Strength: Pro adds automated backups and managed Grafana metrics and alerting
• Strength: Can be self-hosted
• Weakness: Starter allows 1 active project, which pauses after 1 week of inactivity
• Weakness: Custom domains cost $10 per project per month
• Weakness: Point-in-time recovery starts at $100

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, Starter with 1 project
• Paid plans: Pro from $25 per month, Team from $599 per month, Enterprise custom
• Auth users: Unlimited on every plan
• API: Hasura GraphQL

Where it ranks

Nhost is No. 6 in our Best Backend-as-a-Service Platforms verdict.