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Supabase vs Infisical

The open source Firebase alternative with Postgres
vs. Open-source secrets, PKI and SSH — self-hostable Doppler/Vault alternative

Supabase websiteInfisical (OSS)

Pricing tiers

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

Infisical

Free (Cloud)
$0. Unlimited users. 5 projects. 30-day audit. Community support.
Free
Self-Host CE (OSS)
Free forever. MIT license. Core features free. Docker Compose.
$0 base (usage-based)
Pro
$18/user/mo. Unlimited projects, secret rotation, dynamic secrets, 90-day audit, Slack alerts.
$18/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SAML, SCIM, SLA, dedicated deploy, HIPAA-ready, audit 1yr+.
Custom
Self-Host EE (BSL)
Custom. BSL-licensed enterprise features for self-hosted deploys.
Custom
Infisical (OSS)

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Supabase vs free on Infisical.

MetricSupabaseInfisical
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

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

Infisical · 18 features

  • Approval PoliciesPR-style approvals.
  • Audit LogFull activity trail.
  • Dynamic SecretsGenerate on-demand creds.
  • E2E EncryptionOptional zero-knowledge mode.
  • EnvironmentsMulti-env (dev/staging/prod).
  • Infisical AgentSidecar for secret injection.
  • Infisical CLICommand-line access.
  • Kubernetes OperatorNative K8s controller.
  • PKI (Certificates)Private CA + cert lifecycle.
  • RBACRoles + permissions.
  • SCIMUser provisioning.
  • Secret RotationAuto-rotate keys.
  • Secrets ManagementCore secret storage.
  • Secret SyncSync to cloud/hosting.
  • Self-Host (CE + EE)Docker / Helm / AMI.
  • SSHEphemeral SSH access.
  • SSO (SAML)Enterprise auth.
  • WebhooksChange events.

Developer interfaces

KindSupabaseInfisical
CLISupabase CLIinfisical CLI
SDKC# SDK, Flutter SDK, JavaScript SDK, Kotlin SDK, Python SDK, Swift SDKinfisical-python, @infisical/sdk
RESTManagement API, REST API (PostgREST)Infisical REST API
GRAPHQLGraphQL (pg_graphql)
MCPSupabase MCP Server
OTHERRealtime (WebSocket)Infisical Agent, Infisical Dashboard, Kubernetes Operator, Self-Host (Docker)
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