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Head-to-head · Backend as a Service

Supabase vs InsForge

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Supabase #1 in Backend as a Service 8.9/10 Free plan · paid from $25/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Supabase
InsForge #8 in Backend as a Service 7.0/10 Free plan · paid from $25/mo Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit InsForge

Supabase leads on 0 checks, InsForge on 4, and 2 are 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
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresInsForge · 4 of 4

Supabase scores higher on our rubric for backend as a service: 8.9 against 7.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #8.

InsForge offers serverless functions; Supabase doesn't publish it. InsForge offers realtime data; Supabase doesn't publish it. InsForge offers file storage; Supabase doesn't publish it. InsForge offers automatic apis; Supabase doesn't publish it.

Supabase is the better fit for full-featured Postgres BaaS teams. InsForge is the better fit for teams wanting Postgres BaaS with edge functions.

  • Supabase fits best

    Full-featured Postgres BaaS teams

  • InsForge fits best

    Teams wanting Postgres BaaS with edge functions

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Side by side

Feature Supabase 8.9/10 Visit ↗ InsForge 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 7.0
Ranking #1 in Backend as a Service #8 in Backend as a Service
Best for Full-featured Postgres BaaS teams Teams wanting Postgres BaaS with edge functions
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $25/mo $25/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, iOS, Android
Features Supabase 0/4 · InsForge 4/4
Serverless functions Not published ✓ (best)
Realtime data Not published ✓ (best)
File storage Not published ✓ (best)
Automatic APIs Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Database type Relational Relational
Authentication methods Not published Passwordless
Free authentication users Not published 50000 users
Our review
Pros
  • Dedicated Postgres with generated REST and GraphQL APIs
  • Authentication, Row Level Security, realtime, storage, and Edge Functions
  • Self-hosting, point-in-time recovery, and regional read replicas
  • Generated typed REST and SDK endpoints for Postgres tables
  • Combines auth, storage, realtime, migrations and edge functions
  • Free plan includes 50,000 monthly active users
Cons
  • Scaling controls are manual
  • Team starts at $599 per month
  • Enterprise features require custom pricing
  • Pro compute and AI Model Gateway charges are usage-based
  • Enterprise pricing is custom
  • Enterprise HIPAA is a paid add-on
Our verdict

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

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InsForge brings a Postgres database together with generated typed REST and SDK endpoints, authentication, object storage, realtime updates and Deno-powered TypeScript edge functions. It is aimed at developers building applications with AI…

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  1. SupabaseBackend as a Service 8.9Free plan · paid from $25/mo
  2. InsForgeBackend as a Service 7.0Free plan · paid from $25/mo

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Supabase — where it wins

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

    Where it doesn't

    • Scaling controls are manual
    • Team starts at $599 per month
    • Enterprise features require custom pricing

  • InsForge — where it wins

    • Generated typed REST and SDK endpoints for Postgres tables
    • Combines auth, storage, realtime, migrations and edge functions
    • Free plan includes 50,000 monthly active users

    Where it doesn't

    • Pro compute and AI Model Gateway charges are usage-based
    • Enterprise pricing is custom
    • Enterprise HIPAA is a paid add-on
  • Supabase8.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $25/mo

    A full-featured Postgres BaaS with APIs, auth, realtime, storage, and self-hosting.

    Visit SupabaseFull verdict →
  • InsForge7.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $25/mo

    Postgres, auth, storage and edge functions, with free and paid plans.

    Visit InsForgeFull verdict →

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