Open source Postgres development platform and Firebase alternative
Supabase is an open source backend platform built on Postgres. Each project gets a full Postgres database with auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs, authentication, file storage, realtime subscriptions, edge functions and vector support for AI applications. It can be used as a hosted service with a free tier or self-hosted with Docker, and appeals to developers who want SQL rather than a NoSQL backend.
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- Oct 12, 2026
Features
Our take
Pros
- Full Postgres database with SQL, extensions and row-level security
- Auto-generated APIs, auth, storage and realtime in one platform
- Open source and self-hostable with Docker
Cons
- Free-tier projects are paused after a period of inactivity
- Self-hosting is more involved to set up than the managed service
- Row-level security policies take time to get right
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