Supabase

Freemium

The Postgres development platform.

Databases

Backend as a Service

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Scores

Popularity

4/5

Learning Curve

3/5

Flexibility

4/5

Performance

4/5

Portability

3/5

About

Supabase is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform built on top of PostgreSQL. It gives developers a dedicated Postgres database along with auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs, built-in authentication (OAuth providers, magic links, SSO), real-time subscriptions via websockets, S3-compatible file storage with a CDN, and serverless Edge Functions — all secured with Postgres Row Level Security (RLS).

Since it's built on Postgres, Supabase inherits full ACID compliance, support for the pgvector extension for AI embeddings, and the full ecosystem of Postgres extensions. The platform is fully open-source (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted. The managed Supabase Cloud handles infrastructure, scaling, and backups for teams that don't want to operate their own servers.

Key Features

Dedicated PostgreSQL database per project
Auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs
Built-in authentication (OAuth, magic links, SSO, MFA)
Real-time subscriptions via websockets
S3-compatible file storage with CDN
Serverless Edge Functions (Deno runtime)
Row Level Security (RLS) for fine-grained access control
pgvector support for AI/vector embeddings
Self-hostable (Docker, open-source)

Pros

Generous free tier suitable for small projects and prototyping
Built on battle-tested PostgreSQL with full SQL support
Open source and self-hostable — no vendor lock-in
Predictable, flat-rate pricing (vs Firebase's operation-based billing)
Excellent developer experience with good SDKs and dashboard
Active community and frequent releases

Cons

Free projects pause after 1 week of inactivity
Requires SQL knowledge — not beginner-friendly compared to Firebase
Can slow down with very large datasets or heavy real-time workloads
No built-in analytics dashboard or native queue system
Auth and storage systems feel less mature than core database features
Unexpected compute charges reported at scale

Pricing

Freemium

FreeFree

· 500 MB database storage
· 1 GB file storage
· 50,000 monthly active users (MAUs)
· 5 GB database egress

Pro$25/monthly

· 8 GB database storage included
· 100,000 MAUs included
· 250 GB outbound bandwidth
· 7-day backup snapshots

Team$599/monthly

· Everything in Pro
· SSO (SAML)
· SOC 2 Type II reports
· Audit logs

EnterpriseContact sales

· Everything in Team
· HIPAA compliance
· Private VPC deployment
· Bring Your Own Cloud (BYO cloud)

Possible Stacks

Supabase + Next.js

Project

The fastest way to launch a modern web app. Next.js handles the frontend and API routes; Supabase provides Postgres, auth, realtime, and storage out of the box.

Frontend

Databases

Hosting

Authentication

React Native + Supabase

Project

Cross-platform mobile app built with Expo's managed workflow and backed by Supabase. Ships to iOS and Android from a single JavaScript codebase.

Frontend

Databases

Authentication

Browser Extension Starter

Project

A beginner-friendly stack for building cross-browser extensions. WXT handles the Manifest V3 boilerplate and cross-browser packaging; React and TypeScript provide a familiar component model; Supabase adds cloud storage and auth if the extension needs a backend.

Frontend

Programming

Databases

Authentication

Learning Resources

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When to Pair Supabase with a Backend Framework

Supabase is pitched as a backend replacement — but for lightweight frameworks like Flask or FastAPI, it works just as well as a managed data layer. Here's why the combination makes sense.

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FreemiumDatabases

Scores

Popularity

4/5

Learning Curve

3/5

Flexibility

4/5

Performance

4/5

Portability

3/5

Pricing

Freemium

FreeFree

· 500 MB database storage
· 1 GB file storage
· 50,000 monthly active users (MAUs)
· 5 GB database egress

Pro$25/monthly

· 8 GB database storage included
· 100,000 MAUs included
· 250 GB outbound bandwidth
· 7-day backup snapshots

Team$599/monthly

· Everything in Pro
· SSO (SAML)
· SOC 2 Type II reports
· Audit logs

EnterpriseContact sales

· Everything in Team
· HIPAA compliance
· Private VPC deployment
· Bring Your Own Cloud (BYO cloud)

Links

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Vendor

Supabase Inc.

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Details

Maintained: Yes
DB model: Relational
Query language: SQL
Hosting: Cloud & Self-hosted
ACID compliant: Yes
Replication: Yes
GitHub stars: 101k
Stars updated: 2026-04-26

Supabase

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About

Key Features

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Cons

Pricing

Possible Stacks

Learning Resources

When to Pair Supabase with a Backend Framework

Related Tools

Works well with (17)

Next.js

React

Nuxt

SvelteKit

Expo

Flutter

Integrates with (1)

Stripe

Alternative to (11)

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Express

NestJS

Axum

FastAPI

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