Supabase

The open source Firebase alternative

5.0•695 reviews•

34K followers

The open source Firebase alternative

5.0•695 reviews•

34K followers

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Databases and backend frameworks

Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service that provides real-time databases, authentication, and API services. It enables developers to build and scale applications quickly without managing server infrastructure.

Supabase Reviews

The community submitted 695 reviews to tell us what they like about Supabase, what Supabase can do better, and more.

5.0

Based on 695 reviews

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Reviewers mostly see Supabase as a fast, practical way to launch apps with Postgres, auth, storage, APIs, and real-time features in one place. They repeatedly praise the developer experience, clean UI, strong integrations, and docs, especially for side projects, SaaS, and early-stage products. Several users say it scales better than Firebase while staying more transparent and extensible. The main complaints are narrower: some docs are hard to find, auth and UX can get confusing, local setup can be finicky, and free-tier limits or inactivity suspensions can be annoying.

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authentication features (56)

PostgreSQL integration (40)

easy setup (35)

scalable infrastructure (32)

real-time capabilities (26)

developer experience (25)

open source (24)

storage solutions (23)

fast performance (16)

seamless integration (15)

Cons

documentation gaps (3)

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Supabase

to build Coda by Conductor Quantum

•1 review

Easy to get started.

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Supabase

to build Pretty Prompt 1.0 Extension and Web App

•11 reviews

Helped us get up and running fast, and though some things are not perfect, it's an awesome tool. Saved us having to set up our whole database from scratch!

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Supabase

to build Zush

•11 reviews

Simple setup, generous free tier, excellent docs, and built-in auth for license validation

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Supabase

to build GetThis

•7 reviews

Open-source Firebase alternative. Auth, database, and storage in one place.

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Supabase

to build Fundable

•4 reviews

We love everything about supabase. Migrating over from was a no brainer

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Supabase

to build The Password App

•3 reviews

Hosting and database made super easy

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Supabase

to build HeyTraders

•4 reviews

Supabase gave me Authentication and a robust PostgreSQL database out of the box without managing any infrastructure. It allowed me to focus on the trading engine logic instead of backend boilerplate.

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Supabase

to build FireSEO MCP

•3 reviews

For FireSEO, we needed a backend that could move as fast as our AI agents. Here is why Supabase was the clear winner over Firebase or a custom Postgres setup: Vector Embeddings (pgvector): Since this is an AI-native app, we rely heavily on vector search for semantic understanding of keywords and content. Supabase's native pgvector support meant we didn't need a separate vector DB like Pinecone. It's all in one place. Row Level Security (RLS): Security is paramount when handling user's GSC data. Supabase's RLS allows us to enforce strict data isolation at the database level, ensuring Agent A can never access Agent B's data, no matter what valid-looking SQL it tries to generate. Real-time Capabilities: We use Realtime subscriptions to push GSC analysis progress back to the client instantly. When you see the "Agent is thinking..." stream, that's Supabase Realtime in action. Edge Functions: We offload some of the heavy scraping logic to Edge Functions to keep the main agent loop snappy.

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Supabase

to build Stacksync instead of Firebase, Appwrite, and others

•2 reviews

We chose Supabase because it offers a fully open-source stack with a Postgres-first approach, which gives us more flexibility and control over our data. The real-time capabilities, built-in authentication, and strong SQL support made it easier to move fast without locking ourselves into a proprietary ecosystem. It also integrates well with our existing tools and scales reliably as our product grows.