Supabase by supabase
The Postgres development platform. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications.
About Supabase
From the project's README at github.com/supabase/supabase. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Supabase is the Postgres development platform. We're building the features of Firebase using enterprise-grade open source tools. [x] Hosted Postgres Database. Docs [x] Authentication and Authorization. Docs [x] Auto-generated APIs. [x] REST. Docs [x] GraphQL. Docs [x] Realtime subscriptions. Docs [x] Functions. [x] Database Functions. Docs [x] Edge Functions Docs [x] File Storage. Docs [x] AI + Vector/Embeddings Toolkit. Docs [x] Dashboard
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Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 102k | github.com/supabase/supabase |
| GitHub forks | 12k | github.com/supabase/supabase |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 6.6 years | since Oct 2019 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 5, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 27 | last: 28 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Replaces these paid SaaS
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Ready to self-host Supabase?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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