Supabase — Developer Tools

What is Supabase?

Supabase is the Postgres development platform that gives you a full backend with a PostgreSQL database, user authentication, instant APIs, real-time subscriptions, file storage, and Edge Functions—all open-source and self-hostable. It solves the problem of needing to build and manage a backend from scratch, letting developers focus on their product.

Who is it for?

Supabase is designed for startups building MVPs, developers who prefer SQL over NoSQL for relational data, and teams wanting an open-source alternative to Firebase with PostgreSQL. It is not for those who need a fully managed NoSQL solution or who want to avoid SQL entirely.

Real use cases

Build a real-time chat app using database subscriptions, create a user authentication flow with OAuth, store and serve user-generated content with file storage and CDN, and run serverless functions at the edge for low-latency logic. Companies like Maergo's Express Delivery and Chatbase use Supabase to scale securely and cost-effectively.

• PostgreSQL database — Full SQL database with extensions like PostGIS and pgvector for geospatial and vector search
• Authentication — Built-in user management with email/password, OAuth (Google, GitHub, etc.), and magic links
• Real-time subscriptions — Listen to database changes via WebSocket and update UI instantly
• Auto-generated APIs — REST and GraphQL endpoints created from your database schema
• File storage — Upload and serve files with CDN, resizing, and access control
• Edge Functions — Run serverless TypeScript functions at the edge for low-latency logic

Supabase pricing: Free · from $25/mo. Billing model: Freemium.

For comparison: the median starting price in Developer Tools is $19.99/month, measured across 301 tools we track. See the full SaaS Pricing Index →

Free — $0/month

Unlimited API requests, 50,000 monthly active users, 500 MB database size, shared CPU with 500 MB RAM, 5 GB egress, 5 GB cached egress, 1 GB file storage, community support. Free projects are paused after 1 week of inactivity. Limit of 2 active projects.

Pro — from $25/month

First project included. Everything in Free plus: 100,000 monthly active users (then $0.00325 per MAU), 8 GB disk size per project (then $0.125 per GB), 250 GB egress (then $0.09 per GB), 250 GB cached egress (then $0.03 per GB), 100 GB file storage (then $0.0213 per GB), email support, daily backups stored for 7 days, 7-day log retention.

Team — from $599/month

First project included. Everything in Pro plus: SOC2 & ISO 27001, project-scoped and read-only access, HIPAA available as paid add-on, SSO for Supabase Dashboard, priority email support & SLAs, daily backups stored for 14 days, 28-day log retention.

Enterprise — Custom pricing

Designated support manager, uptime SLAs, BYO Cloud supported, 24/7 premium enterprise support, private Slack channel, custom security questionnaires. Contact for details.

All paid plans include a free trial period (7-day free trial for Pro). Additional compute add-ons are available starting at $10/month per Micro instance.

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