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Comparison

PostgreSQL vs Supabase

On the evidence we track, Supabase leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

PostgreSQL full profile →Supabase full profile →
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PostgreSQL61
★Supabase75
Score
vioscaleAI score
PostgreSQL61 / 100medium · 60%
Supabase75 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase✓
Model
PostgreSQLopen_source
Supabasefreemium
Price level
PostgreSQLfree
Supabasemid
Starting price
PostgreSQL–
Supabase$25
Transparent
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Integrations
Count
PostgreSQL6
Supabase12
Security
Certifications
PostgreSQL–
SupabaseSOC 2, ISO 27001
Disclosure policy
PostgreSQL✓
Supabase✓
Gdpr
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Hipaa
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Iso27001
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Pci
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Scorecard
PostgreSQL6.1
Supabase–
Soc2
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
PostgreSQL–
Supabase✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
PostgreSQL0
Supabase–
Github stars
PostgreSQL22,285
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
Supabase7 items

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
PostgreSQLFull
SupabaseFull
Highest isolation level
PostgreSQL-
SupabaseSerializable
Consistency
Consistency
PostgreSQL-
SupabaseStrong
Scale
Horizontal scale
PostgreSQLRead replicas
Supabase-
Replication
Replication
PostgreSQL-
SupabaseAsync
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
SupabasePermissive OSS
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 an open source relational database with over 35 years of active development. It supports transactions, user-defined functions, and a broad subset of SQL, widely used for data storage and retrieval in applications ranging from small projects to enterprise deployments.

Independently observed

Supabase

Leader

Supabase is a PostgreSQL-based platform offering hosted databases with automatically generated REST and GraphQL APIs, real-time subscriptions via websockets, database functions, and vector search capabilities. It combines open source components to provide a managed alternative to proprietary backend platforms.

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

Leader
from $25/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Pro from $25/month, Team $599/month, Enterprise custom pricing. Usage-based billing for compute and overages.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited API requests
    • 50,000 monthly active users
    • 500 MB database size
    • Shared CPU, 500 MB RAM
    • 5 GB egress
    • +3 more
  • Pro$25/month for first project, additional projects $10/month
    • Everything in Free Plan
    • 100,000 monthly active users (overage: $0.00325/MAU)
    • 8 GB database size (overage: $0.125/GB)
    • 250 GB egress (overage: $0.09/GB)
    • 250 GB cached egress (overage: $0.03/GB)
    • +5 more
  • Team$599/month
    • Everything in Pro Plan
    • SOC2 Type II & ISO 27001 compliance
    • Project-scoped and read-only access controls
    • HIPAA available as paid add-on
    • Single Sign-On (SAML 2.0) for Dashboard
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom pricing
    • Designated support manager
    • Uptime SLAs
    • AWS PrivateLink support
    • 24×7×365 premium enterprise support
    • +2 more
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✓
macOS
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

Leader
12 total
  • OpenAI
  • Hugging Face
  • Stripe
  • Algolia
  • AWS
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Figma
  • LangChain
  • Vercel
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Flutter
Independently observed
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PostgreSQL or Supabase: which one depends on you

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