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Turso alternatives
10 managed databases compared against Turso on entry plan. Turso is kept in the table and highlighted, because it is the number everything else here is measured against.
List prices checked
Ranked by entry plan
Cheapest first. "vs Turso" shows how many times cheaper or dearer each one is on the same axis.
| # | Service | Provider | entry plan | vs Turso | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tursoyou are here | Turso | $8.25 | — | 500 databases, 9 GB of storage, and 1 billion row reads per month |
| 2 | MongoDB Atlas | MongoDB | $9.00 | 1.1× dearer | M0 shared cluster with 512 MB, always free |
| 3 | Google Cloud SQL | $9.37 | 1.1× dearer | None | |
| 4 | Upstash Redis | Upstash | $10.00 | 1.3× dearer | 500,000 commands per month |
| 5 | AWS RDS for PostgreSQL | Amazon Web Services | $12.40 | 1.4× dearer | 750 hours per month of a db.t-class instance for 12 months |
| 6 | Azure Database for PostgreSQL | Microsoft | $12.41 | 1.4× dearer | 750 hours per month of a burstable instance for 12 months |
| 7 | Scaleway Managed Database | Scaleway | $13.00 | 1.7× dearer | None |
| 8 | Neon Serverless Postgres | Neon | $19.00 | 2.5× dearer | 0.5 GB of storage and 190 compute hours per month |
| 9 | Supabase | Supabase | $25.00 | 3.3× dearer | 500 MB database and 5 GB of egress per month |
| 10 | CockroachDB Cloud | Cockroach Labs | $25.00 | 3.3× dearer | $0 basic tier with monthly request-unit and storage allowances |
| 11 | PlanetScale | PlanetScale | $39.00 | 5× dearer | None; the Hobby tier was retired in April 2024 |
Source: Turso pricing (May 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.
Questions
- What is the best alternative to Turso in 2026?
- Nothing in this category undercuts Turso on entry plan at list price, which makes it the cheapest option in the table above. The reasons to move would be region coverage, feature set, or avoiding vendor concentration rather than price.
- How many alternatives to Turso are there?
- 10 in this dataset, all managed databases with published list prices. The table ranks every one of them on entry plan with Turso highlighted in place, so you can see exactly where it sits rather than taking a "top 5" on trust.
- Is switching from Turso worth it?
- It depends on which axis dominates your bill. Hosted Postgres, MySQL, Redis, and document stores. The category splits between provisioned instances billed per hour whether or not you use them, and serverless engines that scale to zero and bill on actual reads and writes. Run your own volumes through the comparison pages linked below before migrating — a provider that is cheaper per unit can still be more expensive for your particular usage shape.
- Are there free alternatives to Turso?
- 8 of them publish a free tier — they are marked in the table. Check whether each is permanent or a 12-month trial; the two look identical on a pricing page and are very different a year in.
Compare Turso directly
- Turso vs MongoDB AtlasSide-by-side monthly cost
- Turso vs Google Cloud SQLSide-by-side monthly cost
- Turso vs Upstash RedisSide-by-side monthly cost
- Turso vs AWS RDS for PostgreSQLSide-by-side monthly cost
- Turso vs Azure Database for PostgreSQLSide-by-side monthly cost
- Turso vs Scaleway Managed DatabaseSide-by-side monthly cost