supabase
by supabase
Supabase is a Postgres-based backend platform that gives you a database, user sign-in, automatic APIs, file storage and serverless functions in one place. It is used to build web, mobile and AI apps without writing a backend from scratch.
- Stars
- 114.1k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on
- A cloud service
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- TypeScript
- Age
- 2572 days
What you can do with it
- Set up a hosted Postgres database with user sign-up and login for a web or mobile app
- Generate REST, GraphQL and realtime APIs automatically from your database tables
- Store files and build AI features such as search using vector embeddings
Could replace
- Firebase
- Auth0
Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.
Make money with it
A freelancer could build and sell custom web or mobile apps for clients using Supabase as the backend, charging for development and ongoing maintenance.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Build and launch a customer portal or internal tool quickly without paying for a custom backend developer
- Run the backend for a small SaaS or mobile app on a free or low-cost tier, with login and file storage included
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Sign up for the hosted dashboard with nothing to install, or self-host or run locally using the guides in the docs (typically Docker).
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- The hosted service is paid beyond its free tier
- Self-hosting involves several services and needs some technical skill to maintain and secure
Who's talking about it
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
