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Supabase gives you a managed Postgres database plus the pieces most apps need: authentication with row-level security, file storage, and realtime subscriptions. The key difference from other backend-as-a-service products is that it is just Postgres underneath, so you can connect with any client and leave without a rewrite. The free tier includes two projects.
Where it falls short
Free projects pause after inactivity, and row-level security policies take real effort to get right.
Alternatives in Developer Tools
- GitHubWhere code lives, and increasingly where it ships.
- Visual Studio CodeThe editor most developers end up in.
- VercelDeploy a frontend in one command, with previews for every branch.