supabase
About Supabase
Open-source Firebase alternative built on Postgres. Supabase combines database, auth, storage, edge functions, realtime sync, and AI-ready vectors into a single backend platform for shipping full-stack products fast.
Key Capabilities
Postgres-first backend with SQL power, extensions, and row-level security by default
Unified platform: Auth, Storage, Realtime, Edge Functions, Vector support, and observability in one stack
Open-source core and self-hosting path for teams that need portability or compliance control
Strong developer velocity for vibe-coding workflows with generated APIs and quick local-to-cloud iteration
Standout Features
Postgres Core
Full Postgres database with SQL, extensions, backups, and production-grade reliability.
Built-in Auth + RLS
Authentication and row-level security policies let teams ship secure multi-tenant apps faster.
Realtime + Edge
Realtime subscriptions and edge functions help power modern, responsive product experiences.
Perfect for
Pricing Plans
How much does Supabase cost?
Free
per month
- 500 MB Postgres database with full SQL and extensions
- 50,000 monthly active users for auth
- 1 GB file storage and 5 GB egress
- 500K edge function invocations
- Row-level security on every table
- Limit of 2 active projects
- Projects pause after 1 week of inactivity
- Community support only
- No daily backups
Pro
per month
- 8 GB database and 100 GB file storage included
- 100,000 monthly active users included
- 250 GB egress and 2M edge function invocations
- 7-day backups and $10/mo compute credits
- Email support
- Usage-based overages beyond included limits
- Compute add-ons billed separately, from $10/mo
When your MVP outgrows the free tier and you need backups, no project pausing, and higher limits
Team
per month
- Everything in Pro
- 14-day backup retention
- SOC2 and ISO 27001 compliance
- HIPAA available as an add-on
- Priority email support and SLAs
- $599/month base before usage
Enterprise
- Everything in Team
- SOC2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA included
- Designated support manager and 24/7 support
- Uptime SLAs and bring-your-own-cloud options
- Custom pricing; contact sales
Our Take on Supabase
Read our full review“Supabase is the default backend for vibe-coded products that want to move fast without abandoning SQL. The free and Pro tiers cover most MVPs, and the Postgres core means you are not boxed in as you grow. Watch usage-based overages and compute add-ons before you scale, and keep an eye on the free-project pause if you ship demos.”
Strengths
- Real Postgres core: full SQL, extensions, and row-level security instead of a proprietary query layer you outgrow
- One backend for auth, storage, realtime, edge functions, and vectors, so you ship without wiring five services together
- Open-source and self-hostable, which keeps a portability and compliance escape hatch open
- Dashboard branching is now default, so schema and policy changes get reviewed and merged without a GitHub connection
- Strong AI-agent story: official ChatGPT app plus a one-install MCP plugin for coding agents
Limitations
- Free projects pause after a week of inactivity, which bites side projects and demos
- Usage-based overages on egress, MAUs, and compute add-ons can push bills past the $25 headline once spend caps are off
- You still own Postgres tuning at scale: indexes, connection pooling, and query performance are on you
- Realtime and edge functions are capable but less mature than the core database
Best for
Not ideal for
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Community Buzz
Claude for coding ($20/mo), Supabase for backend (Free tier), Vercel for deploying (Free tier), Namecheap for domain ($12/yr), Stripe for payments. The entire stack to ship a SaaS.
30 security rules for AI vibe coding: Never use AI-built auth. Use Clerk, Supabase Auth, or Auth0. Never paste API keys into AI chats. Use process.env.
This is the solo startup cheatsheet: n8n for automation, Supabase for backend, Cursor for code, Claude for thinking, Vercel for deploy, Stripe for payments.
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