The open source Firebase alternative with PostgreSQL power
Supabase is an open source Firebase alternative built on PostgreSQL. With built-in authentication, row level security, and real-time subscriptions, Supabase provides a complete backend-as-a-service solution with full data control.
Over 150,000 projects use Supabase for their backend infrastructure, with the advantage of standard SQL and PostgreSQL flexibility.
Fully open source, no vendor lock-in
Real relational database with SQL
Database-level security directly in PostgreSQL
Passwordless auth via email
GitHub, Google, Discord & more
SMS-based authentication
Flexible user metadata
Why developers love Supabase
Complete source code available on GitHub
Complete control through own hosting
Fully customizable for special requirements
Growth of the open source community
Understanding the open source Firebase alternative and PostgreSQL-powered backend
Supabase's Row Level Security is built directly into PostgreSQL, providing database-level access control that ensures users can only access data they're authorized to see. RLS policies are defined using SQL and automatically enforce authorization rules at the database level, making security breaches virtually impossible.
RLS policies can reference the authenticated user's ID, role, and custom metadata to control access to specific rows in tables. For example, users can only see their own records, team members can access shared projects, or admins can view all data. This eliminates the need for complex application-level authorization logic.
Our implementation includes comprehensive RLS policy design, user role management, secure data modeling, and testing strategies to ensure your data remains secure while providing flexible access control that scales with your application's complexity and user permissions.
Being open source means Supabase is completely transparent, auditable, and free from vendor lock-in. You can inspect all code, contribute to development, and even self-host the entire platform if needed. This provides unprecedented control over your backend infrastructure and data sovereignty.
The open source nature enables rapid community-driven innovation, extensive plugin ecosystem, and the ability to customize any part of the platform for your specific needs. You're not limited by proprietary constraints and can modify or extend functionality as your requirements evolve.
Long-term viability is assured since the code is always available, eliminating concerns about service discontinuation or price increases. Our implementation helps you leverage the open source advantages while providing enterprise-grade deployment, monitoring, and support strategies.
Supabase offers a generous free tier with 500MB database storage, 1GB bandwidth, and 50MB file storage, making it ideal for development and small applications. Paid plans start at $25/month with significant increases in database size, bandwidth, and storage limits.
Unlike many competitors that charge per user or per authentication, Supabase pricing is based on resource usage (database, bandwidth, storage), which often results in significant cost savings for applications with many users but moderate resource usage. The transparent pricing model has no hidden fees or user-based charges.
Our cost optimization strategies include efficient database design, smart query optimization, proper indexing, and usage monitoring to help you maximize the free tier benefits and scale cost-effectively as your application grows. We also provide guidance on self-hosting options for maximum cost control.
Basic Supabase implementation typically takes 3-7 days and includes project setup, authentication configuration, database schema design, Row Level Security policies, and basic CRUD operations. Supabase's auto-generated APIs and SDKs accelerate development significantly.
Advanced implementation with complex database relationships, real-time subscriptions, Edge Functions, file storage, and custom authentication flows usually requires 2-3 weeks. This includes optimized database design, custom business logic, advanced RLS policies, and comprehensive testing.
Enterprise implementations with self-hosting, advanced security configurations, compliance requirements, and complex integrations typically take 3-6 weeks. We ensure proper deployment architecture, monitoring setup, backup strategies, and team training for long-term success and scalability.
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