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What It Costs
Spoiler: probably nothing.

$ Supabase gives you Postgres + Storage + Edge Functions on a generous free tier. Here’s what you get.

The Short Version

Here’s what Supabase’s free tier means for recording time.

HD Mode

~1h

of recording for free

1920 × 1080 · 5 Mbps target

~15 MB / minute typical

Non-HD Mode

~2h

of recording for free

1280 × 720 · 2.5 Mbps target

~7.5 MB / minute typical

Beyond Free

$25

per month (Pro plan)

100 GB storage

250 GB bandwidth

Firebase offers ~3h HD free vs ~1h here.

Supabase Free Tier Breakdown

Supabase’s free tier includes these limits. Here’s what matters for OpenLoom.

File Storage

bottleneck

Where your video files live. 1 GB free storage is the main constraint.

1 GB

free storage

2 GB

free egress / month

Inactivity pause

Free-tier Supabase projects are paused after 7 days of inactivity. Your data is preserved but the project must be manually resumed. Keep this in mind if sharing links to recordings.

Database (Postgres)

not a concern

Stores video metadata. 500 MB is more than enough for thousands of recordings.

500 MB

database space

2

free projects

Edge Functions

not a concern

Serverless functions to serve your videos. 500K invocations is plenty for personal or team use.

500K

invocations / month

100

concurrent connections

Viewing Budget

2 GB of free egress per month is limited. Videos will eat through this quickly.

2 GB free egress / month
VideoFree views / month
2 min HD (~30 MB)~66
5 min HD (~75 MB)~26
5 min non-HD (~37 MB)~54
10 min HD (~150 MB)~13

vs Loom

How does self-hosted OpenLoom compare to Loom's SaaS plans?

OpenLoom + Supabase

Open Source

$0

within the free tier

• ~1h HD recording free

• 2 GB egress / month

• Unlimited video length

• Self-hosted — you own the data

• No per-user pricing

Beyond free tier

Supabase Pro: per month (Pro plan)

Cost per minute of recording

$0.0075

per min · HD (1080p)

$0.00375

per min · 720p

Based on Pro plan ($25/mo for 100 GB storage)

Loom SaaS

Starter

Free

5 min limit, 100 videos max, basic analytics

Business

$15/user/mo

Unlimited recording & storage, custom branding

Business + AI

$20/user/mo

AI summaries, auto-chapters, filler word removal

Enterprise

Custom

SSO, SCIM, audit logs, advanced admin controls

For a team of 10, Loom Business costs $1,800/year. OpenLoom + Supabase: $0/year within the free tier.

Loom includes managed hosting, transcription, and AI features. OpenLoom's value is ownership and cost savings.

TL;DR

Supabase's free tier gives you 1 GB of storage and 2 GB of egress. That's about 1 hour of HD recording and limited viewing. Great for testing, but you'll likely need the Pro plan ($25/mo) for real usage.

For the most generous free tier, consider Firebase — 5 GB storage and 100 GB egress at zero cost.

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