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InfraSupabase

Supabase

Postgres-based backend with auth, storage, and edge functions.

Categories
InfraVector DB
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Source
Open core
Hosting
Hybrid
Platforms
WebAPICLI
Models
Model-agnostic
Verified
Jun 1, 2026

A common default backend when an app needs persistence + auth + realtime. Open-source, self-hostable, very low friction to local dev with the CLI.

Capabilities 2

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Vector search (primary capability)
  • App / agent deployment (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Full Postgres, not a custom datastore
  • Auth, storage, realtime, edge funcs bundled
  • Built-in pgvector for embeddings
  • Generous free tier and fast local dev
  • Postgres knowledge needed for advanced use
  • Self-hosting full stack is involved
  • Smaller ecosystem than Firebase

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