Nhost review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Managed Postgres backend with GraphQL, auth, storage and functions
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Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a managed Postgres backend with GraphQL, auth and storage
Nhost is a managed Postgres backend with Hasura GraphQL, auth, storage and functions. The free project pauses after a week of inactivity, and Pro at $25 a month adds usage charges, separate compute and extras that cost more.
Who Nhost is for
- Fits if you want Postgres with GraphQL and auth without running servers
- Makes sense if a free project that pauses is fine for prototypes
Who Nhost is not for
- Tight if you leave a project idle, as the free Starter pauses after a week
- Pricey if you grow, since usage is billed on top of $25 a month and Team is $599
- Watch out: compute is $15 a shared or $50 a dedicated vCPU a month
- Watch out: custom domains are $10 per project a month and point-in-time recovery starts at $100
Why Nhost gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyPro is $25 a month plus usage, above the $20.83 dearer-quarter line for web hosting, with compute at $15 per vCPU and custom domains $10 per project. The free tier pauses, so real use sits on Pro.
- CFree plan and trialA free Starter with 1 project, 1 GB database, 1 GB storage and 5 GB egress. It pauses after a week of inactivity and has one workspace member.
- CFeaturesPostgres, Hasura GraphQL, auth, storage, functions and containers with a CLI. Point-in-time recovery starts at $100 and custom domains cost extra.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You design the data model and wire up the client yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with a short list: Hasura, Postgres, Grafana and GraphQL.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Nhost's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/nhost#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/nhost.svg" alt="Nhost: 1.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Nhost stands among web hosts
Nhost's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 29 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 19.
It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 74 of 122) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 86 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 48 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Nhost’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 122, level with 12
- CFree plan and trialAbove 74 of 122, level with 24
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122, level with 85
- CEase of useAbove 40 of 122, level with 82
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 122, level with 55
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 111 web hosts. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Nhost, or make your own?
Your call
Nhost sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $300 a year.
What you could make
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- It plugs into other products, Hasura, Postgres and Grafana among them, and has an API.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
What this rests on. Nhost’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Nhost?
Nhost is a hosted backend platform built around a Postgres database. Each project gets an instant GraphQL API, user authentication, file storage with a CDN and serverless functions, and you can also run your own containers. It has a free starter plan, usage-based Pro and Team plans, and a custom Enterprise tier.
Worth knowing
- The free Starter project is paused after a week of inactivity, and it is limited to one project and one workspace member.
- Usage beyond included amounts is charged: $0.20 per GB of database, $0.05 per GB of storage and $0.10 per GB of egress.
- Compute is billed separately at $15 per shared or $50 per dedicated vCPU core a month.
- Custom domains cost $10 per project per month, and point-in-time recovery starts at $100.
Key features
- Postgres database
- Every project has a dedicated Postgres instance, with 7 days of daily backups on paid plans and point-in-time recovery as an add-on.
- Hasura GraphQL API
- A GraphQL engine gives instant real-time APIs over the data, with event triggers, subscriptions and role-based authorization.
- Authentication
- Email and password, magic links, social OAuth providers, WebAuthn and 2FA, with unlimited users on every plan.
- Storage and functions
- File storage with a global CDN and image transformation, plus serverless JavaScript and TypeScript functions with per-plan execution limits.
- Nhost Run containers
- A managed container runtime for your own services in any language, billed per vCPU and memory allocated.
- CLI and git deploys
- A CLI runs the whole stack locally, and pushing to git deploys the backend; infrastructure can be managed as code.
Nhost pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Nhost has a free plan, and paid plans start at $25 per month and up (Pro), with $15 of compute credits included.
- Starts at
- $25 per month and up (Pro), with $15 of compute credits included
- Free plan
- Starter: 1 active project that pauses after a week of inactivity, with a 1 GB database, 1 GB storage and 5 GB egress.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $0 | 1 project and 1 workspace member, unlimited users, functions, realtime APIs and community support. |
| Pro | $25per month and up, plus usage | 10 GB database, 50 GB storage, 50 GB egress, daily backups, email support and $15 of compute credits; unlimited projects. |
| Team | $599per month and up, plus usage | Everything in Pro plus SOC 2 Type II, email support SLA, a dedicated Discord channel and external database connections. |
| Enterprise | Custom | SLAs, a dedicated technical account manager and optional dedicated clusters. Sold through sales. |
Read from nhost.io on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Nhost before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Nhost have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Nhost is listed for Web.
Does Nhost have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Nhost is listed for Web.
Is Nhost open source?
Nhost is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Nhost have an API?
Yes. Nhost offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.