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Comparison

Redis vs Supabase

No clear leader: Supabase (78.3) and Redis (73.9) 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.

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Redis74
Supabase78
Score
vioscaleAI score
Redis74 / 100high · 75%
Supabase78 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Model
Redisfreemium
Supabasefreemium
Price level
Redislow
Supabaselow
Starting price
Redis–
Supabase$10
Transparent
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Integrations
Count
Redis11
Supabase12
Security
Certifications
Redis–
SupabaseSOC 2, ISO 27001
Disclosure policy
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Gdpr
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Hipaa
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Iso27001
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Pci
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Scorecard
Redis6.9
Supabase–
Soc2
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Redis99.99
Supabase–
Status page
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Redis1
Supabase–
Github stars
Redis76,264
Supabase–
Stackoverflow questions
Redis26,000
Supabase–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Redis42
Supabase–
Release
Cadence days
Redis45
Supabase–
History
Redis20 items
Supabase–
License
Spdx
RedisRSALv2
Supabase–
Language
Primary
RedisC
Supabase–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Redis8 items
Supabase7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Data model
RedisKey-value
SupabaseRelational
ACID transactions
Redis✓
Supabase✓
SQL support
Redis-
Supabase✓
Scale
Horizontal scaling / sharding
Redis✓
Supabase-
Replication
Redis✓
Supabase-
Query
Full-text search
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Vector search
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Deployment
Managed cloud offering
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Hosting
RedisCloud + self-hosted
SupabaseCloud + self-hosted

What each one is

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

Redis

Redis is an in-memory data structure server that provides caching, real-time messaging, and searching at sub-millisecond latency. It supports diverse data types including JSON, time series, and Bloom filters, available as open-source software or managed cloud services.

Independently observed

Supabase

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.

Redis

HybridFree tier

Free open source, plus managed cloud tiers and self-managed enterprise software

  • Redis Open SourceFree
  • Redis Cloud Essentials-
  • Redis Cloud Premium-
  • Redis Cloud EnterpriseContact sales
  • Redis Enterprise Software-
as of verify ↗

Supabase

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $25/month for Pro. Free tier available with usage-based overages for MAUs, storage, and bandwidth. Team plan starts at $599/month.

  • 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 base + usage overages
    • 100,000 monthly active users included
    • 8 GB database size per project
    • 250 GB egress
    • 250 GB cached egress
    • 100 GB file storage
    • +4 more
  • Team$599/month
    • Everything in Pro Plan
    • SOC2 & ISO 27001 certified
    • Project-scoped and read-only access
    • HIPAA available as paid add-on
    • SSO for Supabase Dashboard
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Designated support manager
    • Uptime SLAs
    • AWS PrivateLink support
    • 24×7×365 premium support
    • Private Slack channel
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Redis✓
Supabase✓
macOS
Redis✓
Supabase✗
Windows
Redis✓
Supabase✗
Linux
Redis✓
Supabase✗
CLI
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Redis✓
Supabase✓
Self-hosted
Redis✓
Supabase✗
On-premise
Redis✓
Supabase✗
Hybrid
Redis✓
Supabase✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • AWS

Redis

21 total - 20 not shared
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
  • Percona XtraDB
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
  • Google Cloud SQL
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • Java
  • Go
  • .NET
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
Independently observed

Supabase

12 total - 11 not shared
  • OpenAI
  • Hugging Face
  • Stripe
  • Algolia
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Figma
  • LangChain
  • Vercel
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Flutter
Independently observed
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Redis or Supabase: which one depends on you

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