Supabase vs Plausible Analytics

Supabase

Plausible Analytics

Supabase · 24 features

• Authentication — Complete JWT-based auth: passwords, magic links, OTP, OAuth, SSO, phone, MFA.
• Backups & PITR — Automatic daily backups + Point-in-Time Recovery (WAL-G). 14-day default PITR wi…
• Compute Instances — Upgradeable DB compute: Micro, Small, Medium, Large. Affects CPU, RAM, and conne…
• Connection Pooling — Supavisor pooler: Session mode (persistent) and Transaction mode (serverless). D…
• Cron Jobs — Scheduled recurring jobs via pg_cron. Trigger DB functions, edge functions, or H…
• Custom Domains — Configure custom hostname for API endpoints with SSL certificate management.
• Database Webhooks — Async HTTP callbacks on INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE via pg_net extension.
• Edge Functions — TypeScript (Deno runtime) functions deployed globally at the edge. Supports secr…
• Full-Text Search — PostgreSQL native FTS: to_tsvector, to_tsquery, GIN indexes, fuzzy matching, wei…
• Image Transformations — On-the-fly resize, crop, quality (20-100), WebP auto-format. Smart CDN caching. …
• Log Drains — Route 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 Restrictions — CIDR allowlist for database access. Multiple IP ranges supported. Pro+ plan.
• OAuth 2.1 Server — Use Supabase Auth as OAuth provider. Custom Access Token Hooks for claim injecti…
• pgvector — Store and search vector embeddings in Postgres. Supports HNSW/Flat indexes, cosi…
• PostgreSQL Database — Full PostgreSQL per project: SQL editor, table editor, CSV import, 50+ extension…
• PostgreSQL Extensions — 50+ pre-installed extensions: uuid-ossp, pgvector, pg_cron, plv8, pgtap, pg_net,…
• Preview Branches — Ephemeral or persistent DB branches for isolated testing. Git integration, auto-…
• Queues — Exactly-once message queues built on pgmq. Stored in Postgres with configurable …
• Read Replicas — Async read-only replicas in multiple regions. Geo-routing, replication lag monit…
• Realtime — WebSocket subscriptions for DB changes (INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE), broadcast, and pr…
• Row Level Security — SQL-native access control; policies auto-filter rows based on auth.uid() / auth.…
• SSL Enforcement — Require TLS for all DB connections. Configurable: required, preferred, disabled.
• Storage — Files, Analytics (Iceberg), and Vector buckets with global CDN (285+ cities) and…

Plausible Analytics · 16 features

• 404 Error Tracking — Auto-detect 404 pages.
• Custom Properties — Attach arbitrary properties to events (Business+).
• Email/Slack Reports — Weekly + monthly reports to email/Slack.
• File Download Tracking — Track PDF/DOC/ZIP downloads.
• Funnels — Multi-step funnel analysis (Business+).
• Goals & Conversions — Track custom events + pageview-based goals.
• Import from Google Analytics — Import historical GA data via script.
• Managed Proxy (Ent) — Proxy plausible.io through your domain to bypass ad-blockers.
• Outbound Link Tracking — One-line extension to track outbound clicks.
• Revenue Goals — Track $ amounts per goal. Great for e-commerce.
• Self-Hosting — Run via Docker. AGPL Community Edition.
• Shared Dashboards — Public or password-protected share links.
• Single-page Dashboard — All your metrics on one page: visitors, pageviews, sources, devices, countries, …
• Stats API — Pull data into your own tools via REST. Business+.
• Team Management — Owners, admins, viewers per site.
• UTM Campaigns — Track utm_source/medium/campaign automatically.