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Head-to-head · Backend as a Service (BaaS) Software

Supabase vs Butterbase

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Supabase #1 in Backend as a Service (BaaS) Software 8.9/10 Free plan · paid from $25/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Supabase
Butterbase #7 in Backend as a Service (BaaS) Software 6.7/10 Free plan · paid from $19/mo Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Butterbase

Supabase leads on 0 checks, Butterbase on 5, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreSupabase · 8.9/10
  • Lowest starting priceButterbase · $19/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresButterbase · 4 of 4

Supabase scores higher on our rubric for backend as a service (baas) software: 8.9 against 6.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

Butterbase is cheaper to start at $19/mo against $25/mo. Butterbase offers managed authentication; Supabase doesn't publish it. Butterbase offers serverless functions; Supabase doesn't publish it. Butterbase offers realtime data updates; Supabase doesn't publish it. Butterbase offers file storage; Supabase doesn't publish it.

Supabase is the better fit for teams needing a complete Postgres BaaS. Butterbase is the better fit for open-source REST BaaS with AI tooling.

  • Supabase fits best

    Teams needing a complete Postgres BaaS

  • Butterbase fits best

    Open-source REST BaaS with AI tooling

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Side by side

Feature Supabase 8.9/10 Visit ↗ Butterbase 6.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 6.7
Ranking #1 in Backend as a Service (BaaS) Software #7 in Backend as a Service (BaaS) Software
Best for Teams needing a complete Postgres BaaS Open-source REST BaaS with AI tooling
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $25/mo $19/mo (best)
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Features Supabase 0/4 · Butterbase 4/4
Managed authentication Not published ✓ (best)
Serverless functions Not published ✓ (best)
Realtime data updates Not published ✓ (best)
File storage Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Database type Relational Relational
API styles Not published Rest
Deployment model Not published Cloud_self_hosted
Our review
Pros
  • Dedicated Postgres with generated REST and GraphQL APIs
  • Authentication, Row Level Security, storage, realtime, and Edge Functions
  • Backups, point-in-time recovery, and read replicas across regions
  • PostgreSQL, JWT auth, REST CRUD, storage, functions and realtime in one service
  • AI gateway and MCP server support agent workflows with listed coding-tool integrations
  • Cloud or self-hosted deployment with frontend hosting and custom domains
Cons
  • Scaling controls are manual rather than automatic
  • Team starts at $599 per month for SSO, compliance, and SLAs
  • Self-hosting requires Docker deployment on your own infrastructure
  • Playground is limited to one project, 500 MB database and 1 GB file storage
  • Launch and Certified plans cap projects, storage, bandwidth and monthly active users
  • Paid plans apply usage-based overage billing for storage and bandwidth
Our verdict

Supabase is a hosted Postgres development platform for developers and teams building web and API applications. Each project receives a dedicated relational database alongside automatically generated REST and GraphQL APIs, authentication…

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Butterbase is an open-source backend-as-a-service for modern applications and business workflows. It combines PostgreSQL databases, JWT authentication, automatic REST CRUD APIs, S3-compatible storage, serverless functions, realtime…

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  1. SupabaseBackend as a Service (BaaS) Software 8.9Free plan · paid from $25/mo
  2. ButterbaseBackend as a Service (BaaS) Software 6.7Free plan · paid from $19/mo

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Supabase — where it wins

    • Dedicated Postgres with generated REST and GraphQL APIs
    • Authentication, Row Level Security, storage, realtime, and Edge Functions
    • Backups, point-in-time recovery, and read replicas across regions

    Where it doesn't

    • Scaling controls are manual rather than automatic
    • Team starts at $599 per month for SSO, compliance, and SLAs
    • Self-hosting requires Docker deployment on your own infrastructure

  • Butterbase — where it wins

    • PostgreSQL, JWT auth, REST CRUD, storage, functions and realtime in one service
    • AI gateway and MCP server support agent workflows with listed coding-tool integrations
    • Cloud or self-hosted deployment with frontend hosting and custom domains

    Where it doesn't

    • Playground is limited to one project, 500 MB database and 1 GB file storage
    • Launch and Certified plans cap projects, storage, bandwidth and monthly active users
    • Paid plans apply usage-based overage billing for storage and bandwidth
  • Supabase8.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $25/mo

    A complete Postgres BaaS spanning APIs, auth, storage, realtime, and serverless functions.

    Visit SupabaseFull verdict →
  • Butterbase6.7/10 · Free plan · paid from $19/mo

    Open-source REST BaaS combining PostgreSQL, AI tooling, realtime, storage and deployment.

    Visit ButterbaseFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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