Supabase

Supabase

Supabase is a backend-as-a-service platform that provides developers with a suite of open-source tools to build production applications quickly. Its core offering is a fully managed, scalable PostgreSQL database, complemented by built-in real-time subscriptions, authentication, instant APIs, storage, and edge functions. It allows developers to start for free with a generous hobby plan and scale seamlessly to millions of users. Supabase targets developers and founders who want a robust, PostgreSQL-based backend without vendor lock-in, offering a powerful alternative to proprietary services like Firebase. Its key capabilities include real-time data sync, row-level security, auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs, and seamless integration with the modern web stack.

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Jul 9, 2026
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Product information

Everything worth knowing about Supabase

The complete picture β€” from everyday features to the technical detail builders and IT folks dig for.

Core features

What it actually does

Dedicated PostgreSQL Database
Each project gets a dedicated PostgreSQL instance with full SQL access and unlimited API requests.
Authentication & User Management
Built-in auth with social OAuth providers, anonymous sign-ins, multi-factor authentication, and custom SMTP.
File Storage & CDN
Secure file storage with integrated CDN, custom access controls, and image transformations.
Realtime Subscriptions
Broadcast database changes to connected clients via WebSockets for live updates.
Edge Functions
Serverless functions running globally on Deno, triggered by database events or HTTP requests.
Technical capabilities
Point-in-Time Recovery
Roll back to any second within the retention window, available as an add-on.
Scalable Compute Add-ons
Upgrade compute resources up to 64 ARM cores and 256GB RAM with dedicated connection pools.
Must watch videos
We improved Supabase AI ... A lot!
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We improved Supabase AI ... A lot!
Supabase AI has been supercharged with the ability to design schemas, write SQL, debug queries and generate charts. In this video, "John" - a Prompt Engineer who knows very little about code - attempts to build a Slack Clone entirely using AI prompts. https://supabase.com/blog/supabase-ai-assistant-v2 00:00 Supabase Assistant Improvements 00:45 Generating a database schema 01:39 Populate tables with example data 02:32 Debugging SQL errors 03:46 Writing bulk update queries with AI 04:52 Generating charts to visualize data 05:05 Postgres in the Browser πŸ’» Videos to watch next: β–Ά I gave AI full control over my database (postgres.new) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooWaPVvljlU β–Ά The missing pieces to your AI app (pgvector + RAG in prod) - https://youtu.be/ibzlEQmgPPY β–Ά Using bolt.new and Supabase to build an Instagram clone - https://youtu.be/9c4v27ZlH6Q πŸ‘‡ Learn more about Supabase πŸ‘‡ πŸ•Έ Website: https://supabase.com/ 🏁 Get started: https://app.supabase.com/ πŸ“„ Docs: https://supabase.com/docs πŸ”” Subscribe for more tutorials and feature updates from Supabase: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNTVzV1InxHV-YR0fSajqPQ?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ“± Connect with Us: πŸ™ Github: https://www.github.com/supabase πŸ’¬ Discord: https://discord.supabase.com/ 🐦 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/supabase/ β–Ά Instagram (follow for memes): https://www.instagram.com/supabasecom/ ABOUT SUPABASE: Supabase is the open source Firebase alternative. Supabase provides a full Postgres database for every project with pgvector, backups, realtime, and more. Add and manage email and password, passwordless, OAuth, and mobile logins to your project through a suite of identity providers and APIs. Build in a weekend, scale to millions. #Supabase #AppDevelopment #RealtimeApps #DeveloperTools
Build a Complete AI Agent with Lovable and Supabase (Full Tutorial)
26:14
Tutorial26:14
Build a Complete AI Agent with Lovable and Supabase (Full Tutorial)
Building an AI agent does not have to be hard. With tools like Supabase and Lovable, along with an LLM provider like OpenAI, creating your own personal AI agent that others can also use is easy! In this video, https://twitter.com/dshukertjr walks you through how to build a conversational AI Agent that helps you achieve your fitness goals. It stores the data securely in Supabase, and he also shares some tips on how to ensure your app is secured. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:21 Create the initial web app 02:32 Add LLM to the app 04:00 Adding streamed response 13:25 Add database and auth 17:42 Trying out the final app 22:53 Ensure RLS is working from dashboard πŸ‘‡ Learn more about Supabase πŸ‘‡ πŸ•Έ Website: https://supabase.com/ 🏁 Get started: https://app.supabase.com/ πŸ“„ Docs: https://supabase.com/docs πŸ”” Subscribe for more tutorials and feature updates from Supabase: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNTVzV1InxHV-YR0fSajqPQ?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ“± Connect with Us: πŸ™ Github: https://www.github.com/supabase πŸ’¬ Discord: https://discord.supabase.com/ 🐦 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/supabase/ β–Ά Instagram (follow for memes): https://www.instagram.com/supabasecom/ ABOUT SUPABASE: Supabase is the open source Firebase alternative. Supabase provides a full Postgres database for every project with pgvector, backups, realtime, and more. Add and manage email and password, passwordless, OAuth, and mobile logins to your project through a suite of identity providers and APIs. Build in a weekend, scale to millions. #aiagents
How to Use Cursor Agent and Supabase to Maximize Productivity!
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How to Use Cursor Agent and Supabase to Maximize Productivity!
Cursor agent is taking the world by storm by allowing developers and builders to ship at record time! Combining it with Supabase, anyone can build a fully functional app with a scalable backend! Learning and utilizing various tools around Cursor and Supabase is key to creating an efficient app development workflow. We will take a look at how we can use MCP, Supabase CLI, Cursor rules, giving Cursor Agent a screenshot, and many other techniques that could be used to streamline building modern, beautiful apps with the power of AI. Pre-built Cursor rules: https://supabase.com/docs/guides/getting-started/ai-prompts Local development with Supabase CLI: https://supabase.com/docs/guides/local-development Postgres MCP server: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/postgres CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro and outline 00:28 Start creating a frontend 01:07 Using Claude to generate instructions 05:17 Create a UI from a screenshot 09:50 Spinning up local Supabase instance 13:35 Setting up the tables 15:58 Connecting the app to local Supabase 18:37 Updating the schema to fix a UI issue 24:09 Intro to MCP to give database schema to the agent 28:47 Secure the app with RLS 34:21 Push the migration to the cloud version of Supabase πŸ’» Videos to watch next: β–Ά https://youtu.be/9z54zkmK-to?feature=shared β–Ά https://youtu.be/GFxOwNiioT0?feature=shared β–Ά https://youtu.be/nEyTgo4l_eI?feature=shared πŸ‘‡ Learn more about Supabase πŸ‘‡ πŸ•Έ Website: https://supabase.com/ 🏁 Get started: https://app.supabase.com/ πŸ“„ Docs: https://supabase.com/docs πŸ”” Subscribe for more tutorials and feature updates from Supabase: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNTVzV1InxHV-YR0fSajqPQ?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ“± Connect with Us: πŸ™ Github: https://www.github.com/supabase πŸ’¬ Discord: https://discord.supabase.com/ 🐦 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/supabase/ β–Ά Instagram (follow for memes): https://www.instagram.com/supabasecom/ ABOUT SUPABASE: Supabase is the open source Firebase alternative. Supabase provides a full Postgres database for every project with pgvector, backups, realtime, and more. Add and manage email and password, passwordless, OAuth, and mobile logins to your project through a suite of identity providers and APIs. Build in a weekend, scale to millions. #Supabase #AppDevelopment #DeveloperTools

Who uses it

Real use cases, no hype
Real-time Dashboards
Subscribe to database changes and update UI instantly with WebSockets.
User Authentication
Implement sign-up, login, and SSO with built-in auth providers.
File Storage & CDN
Store and serve user-generated content with smart CDN caching.
Serverless Edge Functions
Deploy TypeScript functions at the edge with low latency.
Vector Search for AI
Store embeddings and perform similarity search using pgvector.
B2B SaaS Backend
Leverage row-level security and multi-tenant isolation out of the box.
Realtime Multiplayer Sync
Broadcast state changes to clients using Realtime Broadcast.
What's great
  • Generous free tier with 500 MB database
  • Built-in authentication and authorization
  • Edge Functions for serverless compute
  • Predictable pricing with spend cap protection
Technical strengths
  • Fully managed Postgres database with auto-scaling
  • Real-time subscriptions via WebSockets out of the box
Where it falls short
  • Free projects pause after 1 week of inactivity
  • Compute instance costs can scale quickly for high traffic
  • Limited custom domain support on lower tiers
  • Log retention limited to 1 day on free plan
Technical limitations
  • Database branching is chargeable per hour
  • No built-in GraphQL support (use PostgREST)
For technical folks

The deep-dive specs

Database Engine
PostgreSQL 16 per project
Compute Options
ARM instances: 2-core/1GB to 64-core/256GB
Max Storage
60 TB (High Performance disk)
Max IOPS
80,000 (High Performance)
Connection Pooling
Direct (500 max) and Pooler (12,000 max)

FAQ

Includes technical Q&A
Yes, the Pro plan has a spend cap enabled by default. You can disable it to scale beyond included quotas.

Traffic Insights

Monthly Visits

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July 2026

Growth Rate

+0.05%

vs last month

Dominance

0.4%

in Productivity

Top Country

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Top Countries

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Growth Trend

Steady

Consistent user growth over last 6 months.

Honest pricing

No sneaky tiers, no β€œcontact sales”

Here's who each plan is actually for β€” and where the hidden charges might hit.

Free
Free

Individuals

  • Unlimited API requests
  • 50000 monthly active users
  • 500 MB database size
  • Shared CPU - 500 MB RAM
  • 5 GB egress
  • 5 GB cached egress
Pro
Most picked
$25/mo

Developers

  • 100000 monthly active users
  • 8 GB disk per project
  • 250 GB egress
  • 250 GB cached egress
  • 100 GB file storage
  • Email support
Team
$599/mo

Teams

  • SOC2 & ISO 27001 compliance
  • Project-scoped read-only access
  • HIPAA available as paid add-on
  • SSO for Supabase Dashboard
  • Priority email support & SLAs
  • Daily backups stored for 14 days
  • 28-day log retention
Enterprise
Custom

Enterprise

  • Designated Support manager
  • Uptime SLAs
  • BYO Cloud supported
  • 24/7/365 premium enterprise support
  • Private Slack channel
  • Custom Security Questionnaires
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