Directory

Supabase

The Open Source Firebase Alternative

POSTGRESQLBAASOPEN SOURCE

LIVE INFRASTRUCTURE

99.99% Uptime SLA

Technical Architecture

⚙️

Full Postgres

Fully supported

⚙️

Real-time Subscriptions

Fully supported

⚙️

Row Level Security

Fully supported

</>

API Integration

Start building with Supabase in minutes with first-class SDK support.

import { createClient } from '@supabase/sdk'

// Initialize client
const client = createClient('YOUR_API_KEY')

60,000+

GITHUB STARS

Predictable Pricing

Scale from prototype to production without billing surprises.

STARTER

Free

  • 500MB Database
  • 5GB Bandwidth
  • 50,000 MAU
  • Community Support
Recommended

PRODUCTION

$25/mo

  • 8GB Database included
  • Unlimited Bandwidth
  • 100,000 MAU
  • Daily Backups
  • Email Support

SCALE

Enterprise

  • Dedicated DB instances
  • Custom MAU limits
  • SOC2 / HIPAA Compliance
  • 24/7 Priority Support

The Engineer's Verdict

👍

Engineering Pros

  • Postgres Portability

    No vendor lock-in. You can export your full Postgres dump and move to any standard Postgres provider easily.

  • Fast DX

    The local CLI and auto-generated TypeScript types make the developer experience feel modern and frictionless.

  • Unified Ecosystem

    Auth, Storage, and Database all play together nicely using RLS, reducing architectural complexity.

⚠️

Trade-offs

  • BaaS Constraints

    While open source, the managed cloud offering abstracts some deep tuning parameters.

  • Startup Latency

    Free tier projects pause after inactivity, causing a cold start delay for the first request.

  • RLS Complexity

    Managing highly complex permissions via Row Level Security can become hard to debug at extreme scales.

COMPARE SUPABASE WITH ALTERNATIVES