Supabase vs Nhost

Supabase9.2Visit Nhost7.8Visit

Higher score Supabase #1 in Backend as a Service 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Supabase

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Nhost #7 in Backend as a Service 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Nhost

• Supabase fits best

  Full-featured Postgres BaaS teams

• Nhost fits best

  GraphQL-first Postgres applications

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Side by side

Feature	Supabase 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Nhost 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.8
Ranking	#1 in Backend as a Service	#7 in Backend as a Service
Best for	Full-featured Postgres BaaS teams	GraphQL-first Postgres applications
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
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Features Supabase 0/4 · Nhost 4/4
Serverless functions	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Realtime data	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
File storage	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Automatic APIs	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Database type	Relational	Relational
Authentication methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free authentication users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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 GraphQL queries, mutations, and realtime subscriptions Authentication includes MFA, WebAuthn, OAuth, and magic links Local Docker development, Git deployments, storage, and functions
Cons	Scaling controls are manual Team starts at $599 per month Enterprise features require custom pricing	Team pricing rises to $599 per month Dedicated clusters are an Enterprise add-on GraphQL is central to the platform's API approach
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,… Read the review →	Nhost is a managed backend platform for developers building web and mobile applications around PostgreSQL and GraphQL. Each project gets a dedicated PostgreSQL database, with automatically generated queries, mutations, and realtime… Read the review →

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

• Nhost — where it wins

  • Generated GraphQL queries, mutations, and realtime subscriptions
  • Authentication includes MFA, WebAuthn, OAuth, and magic links
  • Local Docker development, Git deployments, storage, and functions

  Where it doesn't

  • Team pricing rises to $599 per month
  • Dedicated clusters are an Enterprise add-on
  • GraphQL is central to the platform's API approach

• Supabase9.2/10 · Free plan

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

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• Nhost7.8/10 · Free plan

  A capable GraphQL-first backend with PostgreSQL, realtime APIs, and a free starting tier.

  Visit NhostFull verdict →