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Firecrawl vs Supabase

AI-native web scraping + crawling API — LLM-ready data extraction
vs. The open source Firebase alternative with Postgres

Firecrawl websiteSupabase website

Pricing tiers

Firecrawl

Free
500 credits one-time. 2 concurrent requests. For exploration.
Free
Self-Hosted (OSS)
AGPL-3.0 licensed. Run on your own infra.
$0 base (usage-based)
Hobby
$19/month ($16 annual). 3,000 credits/month. 5 concurrent.
$19/mo
Standard
$99/month ($83 annual). 100,000 credits. 50 concurrent. Most popular.
$99/mo
Growth
$399/month ($333 annual). 500,000 credits. 100 concurrent.
$399/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Dedicated support + SLA, bulk discounts, zero-data retention, SSO, advanced security.
Custom
Firecrawl website

Supabase

Free
Perfect for experiments. Projects pause after 7 days inactivity.
Free
Pro
Production-ready. Usage-based overages apply.
$25/mo
Team
For teams; includes SOC2 attestation and priority support.
$599/mo
Enterprise
Custom quotas, HIPAA compliance, dedicated support.
Custom
Supabase website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Firecrawl vs free on Supabase.

MetricFirecrawlSupabase
bandwidth gb5 GB/month
db storage gb0.5 GB
edge invocations500000 invocations/month
file storage gb1 GB
mau50000 users/month
realtime messages2000000 messages/month

Features

Firecrawl · 16 features

  • Batch ScrapeScrape many URLs in parallel.
  • CrawlCrawl an entire site following links. Returns all pages.
  • Custom Headers/CookiesScrape behind login via headers.
  • Deep Research (beta)AI agent that autonomously researches a query across many sites.
  • Extract (AI)Structured extraction with a JSON schema → Firecrawl runs LLM for you.
  • JavaScript RenderingHeadless browser handles SPAs, React/Vue sites.
  • LLM-Ready MarkdownCleaned + normalized Markdown optimized for LLM ingestion.
  • MapFast — returns all URLs on a site without fetching content.
  • MCP ServerOfficial MCP for Claude / Cursor / Agents.
  • Open Source (AGPL)Self-host the entire stack via Docker.
  • PDF ParsingExtract text from PDFs.
  • Residential ProxiesBypass anti-bot + geoblocks (paid).
  • ScrapeSingle URL → clean markdown/JSON/HTML.
  • ScreenshotsVisual screenshot alongside content.
  • Search (beta)Google-like search API returning results + content.
  • Structured OutputExtract to JSON schema via LLM.

Supabase · 24 features

  • AuthenticationComplete JWT-based auth: passwords, magic links, OTP, OAuth, SSO, phone, MFA.
  • Backups & PITRAutomatic daily backups + Point-in-Time Recovery (WAL-G). 14-day default PITR wi
  • Compute InstancesUpgradeable DB compute: Micro, Small, Medium, Large. Affects CPU, RAM, and conne
  • Connection PoolingSupavisor pooler: Session mode (persistent) and Transaction mode (serverless). D
  • Cron JobsScheduled recurring jobs via pg_cron. Trigger DB functions, edge functions, or H
  • Custom DomainsConfigure custom hostname for API endpoints with SSL certificate management.
  • Database WebhooksAsync HTTP callbacks on INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE via pg_net extension.
  • Edge FunctionsTypeScript (Deno runtime) functions deployed globally at the edge. Supports secr
  • Full-Text SearchPostgreSQL native FTS: to_tsvector, to_tsquery, GIN indexes, fuzzy matching, wei
  • Image TransformationsOn-the-fly resize, crop, quality (20-100), WebP auto-format. Smart CDN caching.
  • Log DrainsRoute all stack logs to HTTP, Datadog, Loki, Sentry, S3, OTLP, or Axiom. Up to 2
  • Metrics API~200 Prometheus-compatible Postgres metrics. OpenTelemetry export to Datadog, Gr
  • Network RestrictionsCIDR allowlist for database access. Multiple IP ranges supported. Pro+ plan.
  • OAuth 2.1 ServerUse Supabase Auth as OAuth provider. Custom Access Token Hooks for claim injecti
  • pgvectorStore and search vector embeddings in Postgres. Supports HNSW/Flat indexes, cosi
  • PostgreSQL DatabaseFull PostgreSQL per project: SQL editor, table editor, CSV import, 50+ extension
  • PostgreSQL Extensions50+ pre-installed extensions: uuid-ossp, pgvector, pg_cron, plv8, pgtap, pg_net,
  • Preview BranchesEphemeral or persistent DB branches for isolated testing. Git integration, auto-
  • QueuesExactly-once message queues built on pgmq. Stored in Postgres with configurable
  • Read ReplicasAsync read-only replicas in multiple regions. Geo-routing, replication lag monit
  • RealtimeWebSocket subscriptions for DB changes (INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE), broadcast, and pr
  • Row Level SecuritySQL-native access control; policies auto-filter rows based on auth.uid() / auth.
  • SSL EnforcementRequire TLS for all DB connections. Configurable: required, preferred, disabled.
  • StorageFiles, Analytics (Iceberg), and Vector buckets with global CDN (285+ cities) and

Developer interfaces

KindFirecrawlSupabase
CLIFirecrawl CLISupabase CLI
SDKfirecrawl-go, firecrawl-js, firecrawl-pyC# SDK, Flutter SDK, JavaScript SDK, Kotlin SDK, Python SDK, Swift SDK
RESTFirecrawl REST APIManagement API, REST API (PostgREST)
GRAPHQLGraphQL (pg_graphql)
MCPFirecrawl MCP ServerSupabase MCP Server
OTHERRealtime (WebSocket)
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