Supabase
Open-source backend platform with database, auth, and real-time APIs.
What is Supabase?
Try SupabaseSupabase is an open-source, Postgres-based backend platform that helps you build production apps with database storage, authentication, and real-time APIs. It also includes features that support modern AI and GenAI development, including automated embeddings and vector search using PostgreSQL. With no-code-friendly tooling like a CLI, SQL schema workflows, and auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs, teams can ship faster and keep security and scaling in mind.
What does Supabase do for product and app development?
Supabase provides the backend layer for your application, including a full Postgres database plus APIs generated from your database, authentication, and real-time capabilities. You can also use it to build AI features on top of your existing Postgres data model by generating and storing embeddings and running similarity search.
How can Supabase help with GenAI, embeddings, and similarity search?
Supabase supports AI workflows by automatically generating embeddings and storing them so you can perform similarity search. It also includes vector-related capabilities for storing embeddings alongside your data, which can help power RAG-style retrieval.
Is Supabase no-code friendly, or does it require coding to get started?
Supabase is designed to streamline development rather than being “no-code.” You can manage schema and migrations with the CLI and declarative schema workflows, while APIs like REST (via PostgREST) and GraphQL (via pg_graphql) are auto-generated from your database.
How does Supabase control user access to data securely?
Supabase uses Authorization via Row Level Security (Postgres Policies) so you can control what each user can access. It also supports role-based access control (RBAC), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and options like CAPTCHA protection for sign-in and password reset flows.
What options does Supabase provide to build real-time experiences?
Supabase includes Realtime features such as receiving database changes over websockets, broadcast messaging between connected users, and presence for shared state. You can also apply authorization to broadcast channels and enable broadcast replay for private channels.
What tooling is available for development, local testing, and deployment?
Supabase includes a CLI for developing locally, managing migrations, and deploying from the terminal. It also supports local development by running local Supabase projects (with or without Docker), plus tools like a SQL editor for writing and executing queries.
How fast can teams get started and ship with Supabase?
The enterprise page highlights that teams can get everything set up quickly—one example says their database, API, and authentication were up and running in two days. Another example cites a faster development process after migrating to Supabase.
Does Supabase offer expert support for migrations and scaling?
Supabase offers global 24/7 support and a dedicated team of experts for onboarding, optimizations, and hands-on help. It also includes migration and success support to guide teams during transition and scaling with best practices.
Does Supabase support building GenAI experiences with a PostgreSQL-based approach?
Supabase is positioned for GenAI and RAG by keeping embeddings in a PostgreSQL database hosted by Supabase for similarity search. This lets you build AI features on top of your existing Postgres data model while using managed services and APIs.