About supabase
The Postgres development platform. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications.
Supabase is an open-source Firebase alternative that provides a full-featured Postgres development platform for building modern web, mobile, and AI applications. It combines a dedicated, scalable Postgres database with built-in real-time capabilities, authentication, auto-generated APIs, and vector embeddings support via pgvector for AI workloads. Unlike traditional database services, Supabase is entirely open-source, hosted on GitHub, and offers seamless integration with TypeScript and popular frameworks like Next.js. Its unique value lies in delivering enterprise-grade features—such as OAuth2, PostGIS, and WebSockets—entirely for free, empowering developers to rapidly prototype and deploy production-ready applications without vendor lock-in or complex infrastructure management.
Common Use Cases
- Build real-time collaborative applications like chat or live dashboards using built-in WebSockets and Postgres replication.
- Create secure user authentication and authorization systems with OAuth2, social logins, and row-level security policies.
- Develop AI-powered apps by storing and querying vector embeddings directly in Postgres with pgvector for semantic search.
- Rapidly prototype full-stack applications using auto-generated REST APIs and TypeScript client libraries for seamless integration.
- Deploy scalable backend services for web and mobile apps with built-in database management, file storage, and edge functions.
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Key Features
- TypeScript
- Open Source
- GitHub Hosted
How to Get Started
Usage Statistics
Active Users
100,134
API Calls
11,955,000
Additional Information
Category
Code Assistant
Pricing
Free
Last Updated
4/3/2026
