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Comparison

PostgreSQL vs Supabase

No clear leader: Supabase (63.7) and PostgreSQL (59.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

PostgreSQL full profile →Supabase full profile →
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PostgreSQL60
Supabase64
Score
Vioscale score
PostgreSQL60 / 100medium · 56%updating
Supabase64 / 100medium · 70%updating
Pricing
Free tier
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase✓
Model
PostgreSQLcommercial
Supabasefreemium
Price level
PostgreSQLfree
Supabaselow
Transparent
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✗
Integrations
Count
PostgreSQL10
Supabase12
Security
Disclosure policy
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase✓
Gdpr
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Hipaa
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Iso27001
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Pci
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Scorecard
PostgreSQL6.1
Supabase–
Soc2
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
PostgreSQL0
Supabase–
Github stars
PostgreSQL21,899
Supabase–
Stackoverflow questions
PostgreSQL170,000
Supabase–
Activity
Commits last 30d
PostgreSQL100
Supabase–
Release
Cadence days
PostgreSQL90
Supabase–
License
Spdx
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
Supabase–
Language
Primary
PostgreSQLC
Supabase–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
PostgreSQL8 items
Supabase–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for relational databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
SQL model
PostgreSQLFull SQL
SupabaseFull SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
PostgreSQL-
SupabaseFull
Highest isolation level
PostgreSQL-
SupabaseSerializable
Consistency
Consistency
PostgreSQL-
SupabaseStrong
Scale
Horizontal scale
PostgreSQLRead replicas
Supabase-
Replication
Replication
PostgreSQL-
Supabase-
Availability
Automatic failover / HA
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase-
Deployment
Deployment
PostgreSQLSelf-hosted
SupabaseManaged
Serverless / scale-to-zero
PostgreSQL✗
Supabase-
Compatibility
Wire compatibility
PostgreSQL-
SupabasePostgres protocol
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase✓
Licensing
Licence class
PostgreSQLPermissive OSS
Supabase-
Data types
JSON / document support
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase✓
Geo / spatial
PostgreSQLExtension
Supabase-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is a mature open-source relational database system combining strong data integrity with comprehensive features and active community maintenance.

Independently observed

Supabase

A Postgres-based development platform that provides a full relational database with built-in authentication, REST APIs, edge functions, realtime data synchronization, file storage, and vector embeddings.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

PostgreSQL

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Supabase

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier with 5 GB storage egress. Paid plans (Team, Enterprise) with annual commitment available via AWS Marketplace; cached egress $0.03/GB.

  • FreeFree
  • Team-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
PostgreSQL✗
Supabase✓
Windows
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase✗
Linux
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase✗
CLI
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase✓
Self-hosted
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

PostgreSQL

10 total
  • CloudNativePG
  • Kubernetes
  • Patroni
  • pgAdmin
  • pgVector
  • PostGIS
  • pgAudit
  • Spock
  • Cilium
  • Submariner
Independently observed

Supabase

12 total
  • OpenAI
  • Hugging Face
  • Stripe
  • Algolia
  • AWS
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Figma
  • LangChain
  • Vercel
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Flutter
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.