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Supabase
Supabase is an open-source Postgres development platform offering database, auth, real-time APIs, and vector embeddings from Singapore.
Supabase
Supabase builds a development platform centered on the Postgres database, bundling authentication, instant APIs, real-time subscriptions, edge functions, storage, and vector embeddings into a single product. It launched as an open-source project and maintains that posture — code is transparent, self-hostable, and community-contributed. The firm is headquartered in Singapore. The platform covers the full stack: database, auth with Row Level Security, serverless Edge Functions, file Storage, real-time data sync, and AI-ready Vector embeddings integrated with models from OpenAI and Hugging Face. Trusted by companies like Maergo and Chatbase, Supabase targets startups and scale-ups that need rapid prototyping without the complexity of individual cloud services. It competes directly with Firebase while preserving Postgres portability. Supabase does not disclose funding, revenue, or team size in public materials. Its website emphasizes community adoption — over a dozen enthusiastic developer testimonials cite ease of setup, local development experience, and the built-in security and performance linters. The platform claims users can "build in a weekend, scale to millions." Its structural differentiator is the open-source, integrated Postgres model — bundling multiple backend services that are usually separate SaaS products (authentication, real-time, storage, vector search) into one Postgres-native platform, all deliverable as self-hosted or through their cloud. This gives developers portability and avoids the lock-in of proprietary serverless platforms.
General information
Firm type
other
Year founded
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AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Asia
Country
Singapore
City
Singapore
Corporate office
Singapore, Singapore
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Is Supabase an open-source platform or a proprietary SaaS?
Supabase is open-source from day one — its code is publicly available, community-contributed, and can be self-hosted. The company also offers a managed cloud service that packages the same open-source components with infrastructure, scaling, and support. All core products — database, auth, storage, real-time, edge functions — are available in both forms.
What core developer tools does Supabase bundle together?
Supabase unifies a Postgres database with built-in authentication (with Row Level Security), instant RESTful and GraphQL APIs, real-time data synchronization, edge functions (serverless code), file storage, and vector embeddings for AI/ML workloads. These are usually separate services; Supabase integrates them as one platform.
How does Supabase handle AI and machine learning workloads?
Supabase includes vector embeddings support that allows developers to store, index, and search embeddings alongside their relational data. It integrates with popular ML models from OpenAI and Hugging Face. This lets users build semantic search, recommendation engines, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications without leaving the Postgres environment.
What security features does Supabase provide out of the box?
Supabase includes built-in authentication with Row Level Security (RLS), which applies database-level access policies per user. It also offers security and performance linters (called Advisors) that scan the project for best practices. Custom domains are supported for Auth endpoints, and the platform uses Postgres's own security model for data protection.
Does Supabase support local development?
Yes — Supabase provides a local development CLI that lets developers run the entire platform on their machine. Multiple user testimonials highlight the seamless local experience, which mirrors the production cloud environment. Projects can be developed offline and deployed to Supabase's cloud without configuration changes.
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