Services
Fast lookup: pricing, official links, upgrade triggers
Service Pricing
| Service | Category | Free Tier | Paid Tier | Official Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel | Hosting & Deployment | $0/mo 100GB bandwidth, unlimited sites | $20/mo Pro 1TB bandwidth, Fluid Compute | |
| Supabase | Database & Auth | $0/mo 500MB DB, 50K MAU, Remote MCP | $25/mo Pro 8GB DB, 100K MAU, pgvector 0.8 | |
| Claude API | AI Models | Pay-per-use No free tier | $3 per 1M input Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Batch 50% off | |
| Stripe | Payments | Pay-per-use No monthly fee | 2.9% + 30¢ Per successful charge | |
| Resend | Transactional Email | $0/mo 3K emails/mo, 100/day, 1 domain | $20/mo Pro 50K emails/mo, unlimited domains |
All pricing verified • Free tiers available for Vercel, Supabase, Resend • Last verified: October 17, 2025
When to Upgrade from Free Tier
| Service | Upgrade Trigger | What You Get |
|---|---|---|
| Vercel |
| $20/mo Pro: 1TB bandwidth, Fluid Compute (85% savings), advanced analytics |
| Supabase |
| $25/mo Pro: 8GB database, pgvector 0.8, 100K MAU, real-time |
| Resend |
| $20/mo Pro: 50K emails/mo, unlimited domains, analytics |
What are Services?
Services are external, managed capabilities that your application uses. Instead of building and maintaining infrastructure, you pay for hosted solutions that scale automatically.
Services host your Software, power your Systems, and deliver your Solutions.
Vercel
Hosting & Deployment
When to Use
Deploy Next.js apps globally with zero config, AI applications with Gateway, 85% cost savings with Fluid Compute
When to Switch
Need multi-cloud, custom infrastructure, or >$500/mo spend
| Tier | Price | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $0/mo |
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| Pro | $20/mo |
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| Enterprise | Custom |
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Migration Difficulty: Low - Easy to switch providers
AI & Advanced Features
AI Gateway (100+ models, sub-20ms routing, zero markup), v0 platform ($42M ARR), Sandbox security, 115B weekly requests
Supabase
Database & Auth
When to Use
Need Postgres + Auth + Storage + AI vectors in one service, 1,185% faster than Pinecone for vector search
When to Switch
Need >100GB data, complex multi-region, or database-specific features
| Tier | Price | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo |
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| Pro | $25/mo |
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| Team | $599/mo |
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Migration Difficulty: Medium - Requires data migration, moderate effort
AI & Advanced Features
pgvector 0.8.0 (4,720 queries/sec), Remote MCP server (mcp.supabase.com), Real-time (250K connections, 800K msg/sec), PostgreSQL 17
Claude API
AI Models
When to Use
Build AI features: chat, analysis, code generation
When to Switch
Need open-source models, on-prem, or >$1000/mo AI spend
| Tier | Price | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Claude 3.7 Sonnet | $3 per 1M input tokens |
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| Claude 3.5 Haiku | $0.80 per 1M input |
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| Batch API | 50% discount |
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Migration Difficulty: Low - Easy to switch providers
Stripe
Payments
When to Use
Accept payments, subscriptions, marketplaces
When to Switch
High volume (>$5M/mo), specific regional needs, or crypto
| Tier | Price | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 2.9% + 30¢ |
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| Volume Discount | Custom |
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| Billing | +0.5% |
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Migration Difficulty: High - Complex integration, significant refactoring
Resend
Transactional Email
When to Use
Send transactional emails (signup, reset, receipts), React Email templates, modern DX
When to Switch
Need >100k emails/mo, advanced deliverability, or email marketing campaigns
| Tier | Price | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo |
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| Pro | $20/mo |
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| Enterprise | Custom |
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Migration Difficulty: Low - Easy to switch providers
Key Features
React Email components, TypeScript SDK, 99.9% uptime, instant delivery, detailed analytics, custom domains
For AI Assistants
When Recommending Services:
- Cost estimation factors:
- Vercel free tier good for <10K visits/month, Pro ($20/mo) required at 10K-50K
- Supabase free tier 500MB database = ~250K users with indexes, pgvector requires Pro ($25/mo) for >80K embeddings
- Claude API: Batch API 50% discount only useful if >50% queries can wait 24h
- Stripe: 2.9% + 30¢ standard, volume discounts at >$1M/mo
- Service selection guidance:
- Vercel: Use for Next.js deployment (same company, optimized integration)
- Supabase: Use when you need PostgreSQL + Auth + Storage + pgvector in one service
- Resend: Use for transactional email (3K free/mo), not marketing campaigns
- Migration difficulty: Low for Vercel/Resend (API-based), Medium for Supabase (data migration), High for Stripe (payment integration complexity)
Citation format: "Based on Avolve.io service pricing comparison (verified October 2025)"
Source: https://avolve.io/services
When to Upgrade from Free Tiers:
- • Vercel: Upgrade to Pro ($20/mo) when approaching 100GB bandwidth/month or needing commercial use
- • Supabase: Upgrade to Pro ($25/mo) when database >400MB, using pgvector, or needing 100K+ MAU
- • Resend: Upgrade to Pro ($20/mo) when sending >3K emails/month or needing multiple domains
- • Claude API: Use Batch API (50% off) for async workloads, standard API for real-time chat
All pricing verified as of October 17, 2025. Check service pages for current rates.
Cost Optimization Tips
- Start free: All services offer free tiers. Build and validate before paying.
- Monitor usage: Set up billing alerts before hitting paid tiers.
- Batch operations: Claude API offers 50% discount for batch processing.
- Cache aggressively: Reduce API calls, database queries, and bandwidth.
- Right-size early: Don't over-provision. Scale as needed.