Low-Code Backend-as-Service stable

Supabase

Open-source Firebase alternative on PostgreSQL

78.0K stars Since 2020
Website → GitHub

Open-source Firebase alternative on PostgreSQL

License
Apache-2.0
Min RAM
1 GB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
beginner
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
✓
K8s native
✕
Offline
✕
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none

Use cases

  • ✓ Primary: backend-as-service
  • ✓ Primary: authentication
  • ✓ Primary: realtime-subscriptions

Anti-patterns / when NOT to use

  • ✕ PostgreSQL dependency
  • ✕ Edge functions limited vs full serverless
  • ✕ Self-hosting complex

Integrates with

PostgreSQL
Relational
LangChain
AI Agent Framework
Appsmith
BI / Dashboard
Next.js
Web Framework
n8n
Workflow
stripe

Complements

PostgreSQL
Relational
Redis
Key-Value / Cache
Keycloak
Identity Provider
Next.js
Web Framework
n8n
Workflow

Compare with alternatives

Conflicts with

PocketBase
Low-Code
Appwrite
Low-Code

Replaces / alternatives to

  • Firebase
  • AWS Amplify

Technical specs

Language
TypeScript
API type
REST
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
docker

Community

GitHub stars 78.0K
Contributors 0
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing Supabase
Funding vc_backed

Release

Latest version —
Last release —
Since 2020

Best fit

Team size
solosmallmedium
Industries
general

Tags

  • baas
  • postgresql
  • auth
  • realtime
  • storage
  • edge-functions
  • vector-search