Consider it for
Applications needing Postgres plus integrated identity and storage.
Databases · Tool profile
Supabase
Postgres-based backend platform with authentication, storage and application services.
Plan at a glance
Plans & sources ↓- Starting plan
- Free
- Includes
- See the plan limits below.
Limits & source scope
Access policies, backups and application logic remain your responsibility. Compute and resource usage can exceed the plan starting price.
Selected source read 2026-10-20Capability sources read 9 October 2026. These are documentation observations; no product test was performed.
Research scope & testing evidence
See what the database role changes
Our 14-case local Drizzle/PostgreSQL example demonstrates allowed and denied reads and writes, table-owner bypass and rollback with synthetic rows. Download the pinned code and observed results. This is not a hosted Supabase or authentication test.
How we would evaluate it
Supabase is attractive when a team wants a relational data model and several backend services under one project. The time saved on scaffolding can be lost if row access rules are left until the end. Start with a small schema and test the API as two different users, including direct requests that bypass your interface. Budget compute, storage and usage separately from the organization plan. A database backup is useful only if you know how to restore it. Choose it because the data model and operating responsibilities fit, rather than because a prototype connected quickly.
Editorial judgement. This analysis draws from the linked documentation and the workflow described here. It is not a benchmark or a report of using the product.
Fit and limits
Fit and limits
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Access policies, backups and application logic remain your responsibility. Compute and resource usage can exceed the plan starting price.
What the documentation confirms
What the documentation confirms
- Docs describe a Postgres database, Auth, Storage, Realtime and Edge Functions.
Source read 9 October 2026. Feature access can depend on plan, region and account.
Price and billing scope
Official pricing ↗Source read · USD
Monthly organization plan starting prices, supported by the official USD billing FAQ.
- FreeFree
50,000 MAU; 500 MB database; 1 GB storage; two active projects; pauses after one week of inactivity.
- ProFrom USD 25 / organization / month
First project included; additional projects from USD 10/month, with compute and usage scope.
- TeamFrom USD 599 / organization / month
Usage and add-ons can increase the total.
- EnterpriseCustom
Contact provider.
Included compute credits are not a promise of unlimited hosting; compute, extra projects, usage and add-ons can be charged. Source receipt.
Recorded editorial criteria
Recorded editorial criteria
These are the previously recorded editorial opinions used in the directory. They have no individually recorded assessment date and were not rescored during this documentation refresh. They are not product-test results.
| Functionality | 9/10 |
|---|---|
| Pricing value | 9/10 |
| Ease of use | 8/10 |
| Reliability | 8/10 |
| Founder fit | 9/10 |
Try one complete task
Create two user-owned records, test cross-user access directly through the API and restore a test backup.
Create a trial worksheet →Compare requirements
Edited by Clinton Feyisitan · Evidence policy · Suggest a correction
Choose the connection for the deployment
Supabase documents different connection routes for browser clients, short-lived functions, persistent servers and database administration. Data API access and privileged Postgres access have different security scopes.
Selected documentation read 14 October 2026. Official documentation · Source receipt.