Coding

Supabase

The open-source Firebase alternative developers actually love

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★4.8rating57 viewsPricing · Freemium from $25/moHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelSupabase · Coding
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.8
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Supabase does

Supabase is an open-source backend platform with Postgres database, auth, real-time subscriptions, edge functions, and storage — all in one. AI assistant helps write SQL, generate TypeScript types, and set up RLS policies. The default backend for modern web apps.

How Supabase compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Supabase does. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Neon at $19 a month and the median is $25. Supabase starts at $25 a month, level with that median. 4 of the 5 offer an API, as Supabase does. Supabase offers a web app. Of the alternatives, 3 offer a web app. Supabase was founded in 2020; the alternatives were founded between 2021 and 2024. Supabase is based in San Francisco, United States; all the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too.

Market position · Coding

How Supabase compares in Coding

Supabase has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 501 live Coding tools on FalcoScan. Across Coding, the average opportunity score is 60.4 and the average saturation score 44.4. FalcoScan rates Supabase's own market position as contested. 154 of the 501 operating Coding tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.

Supabase compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
SupabaseFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesHighContestedFreemium$25/moYesYesWeb, APIHot
NeonFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesLowContestedFreemium$19/moYesYesWeb, APIRising
TursoFounded 2022 · Remote-firstModerateContestedFreemium$29/moYesYesWeb, APIHot
pgvectorFounded 2021 · Remote-firstModerateContestedFree—YesYesAPI, Self-hostedHot
ConvexFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium$25/moYesYesWeb, APIRising
Continue.dev MCPFounded 2024 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenFree—YesNoDesktopHot

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Supabase exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
SQL GenerationSchema Design
Industry Verticals
SoftwareStartups
Tagged

Supabase shows up when builders search for these

databaseauthreal-timeopen-sourcePostgreSQL
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Neon

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pgvector

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★ 4.6Opportunity Moderate
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Convex

The reactive database that makes real-time apps trivial

★ 4.5Opportunity Moderate
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Continue.dev MCP

MCP-powered AI coding with real-time tool access

★ 4.4Opportunity Moderate
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Questions

Supabase: common questions

Is Supabase free?

Supabase has a free tier, with paid plans from $25 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Supabase?

The closest alternatives to Supabase that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Neon, Turso, pgvector, Convex, and Continue.dev MCP.

Is Supabase still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Supabase as operating at supabase.com.

Where is Supabase based?

Supabase is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Supabase have an API?

Yes. Supabase offers an API.

Who is Supabase for?

Supabase is built for developers and entrepreneurs.

How do I sign in to Supabase?

Sign in on Supabase's own website, supabase.com. FalcoScan reviews Supabase but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Supabase directly.

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