Supabase
Supabase is an open-source Postgres development platform that gives developers a full Postgres database plus authentication, storage, realtime, vector, Edge Functions and ready-to-use APIs. Its stated mission is to store the world's data and help people build in a weekend and scale to millions.
At a Glance
- Individual developers and hobbyists
- Startups and indie hackers
- SaaS and software companies
- AI application and agent builders
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Supabase MCP Server
MCP Server for Supabase
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Supabase VS Code Extension
Supabase Database Tools for VS Code
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Products & Services
A full, portable Postgres database for each project, with extensions, SQL tooling and Row Level Security.
User sign-up, login and identity management with Row Level Security, social providers and enterprise authentication capabilities.
Object/file storage for organizing and serving images, video and other large files.
Realtime data synchronization and multiplayer/event-driven application capabilities.
Market Position
Supabase positions itself as the open-source, Postgres-centered alternative to proprietary backend-as-a-service platforms such as Firebase, combining database, auth, storage, realtime and serverless functions in one integrated developer platform. It competes with Firebase/Google Cloud, AWS database services including Aurora, MongoDB and other hosted Postgres providers, differentiating through portability, open source, SQL/Postgres compatibility and a path from prototype to scale.
Leadership
Founders
Paul Copplestone
New Zealand entrepreneur, software builder and repeat founder; previously co-founded Nimbus, an office-management startup, and served as its CTO. He is Supabase CEO and co-founder.
Ant Wilson (Anthony Wilson)
Developer-tools and infrastructure engineer; previously co-founded and served as CTO of Crypto Squad. He is Supabase CTO and co-founder.
Executive Team
Paul Copplestone
CEO and Co-Founder
Repeat founder and former Nimbus co-founder/CTO; has led Supabase since its 2020 launch.
Ant Wilson
CTO and Co-Founder
Infrastructure and developer-tools engineer; previously co-founder and CTO of Crypto Squad.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Copplestone had experienced database scaling limits at an earlier startup and had long wanted to build a developer-tools company. He and Wilson created an open-source, hosted alternative to Firebase around Postgres, initially releasing tooling to see whether other developers shared the problem; the project became Supabase after its 2020 launch.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Usage-based cloud subscriptions: a free tier, paid monthly Pro and Team plans, custom Enterprise contracts, plus variable charges for compute, database/storage capacity, bandwidth, active users, Edge Functions and Realtime usage. Supabase also sells platform/enterprise capabilities and support.
Pricing Tiers
Unlimited API requests, 50,000 monthly active users, 500 MB database, 1 GB file storage, community support; free projects pause after one week of inactivity and are limited to two active projects.
Production plan with 100,000 monthly active users, 8 GB disk per project, 250 GB egress, 100 GB file storage, email support, daily backups and 7-day log retention; additional projects from $10/month.
Adds SOC 2 and ISO 27001, project-scoped/read-only access, dashboard SSO, priority support and SLAs, 14-day backups and 28-day log retention; additional projects from $10/month.
Designated support manager, uptime SLAs, AWS PrivateLink, 24x7x365 premium support, private Slack and custom security questionnaires.
Target Markets
- Individual developers and hobbyists
- Startups and indie hackers
- SaaS and software companies
- AI application and agent builders
- Digital agencies and product teams
- Enterprises needing Postgres, security, compliance and support
- Building web and mobile applications
- AI-generated applications and AI agents
- SaaS products and subscription applications
- Authentication and user management
- Realtime and multiplayer applications
- Media/file storage and delivery
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