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Supabase vs Sentry

The open source Firebase alternative with Postgres
vs. Application monitoring, error tracking, tracing, session replay

Supabase websiteSentry website

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

Sentry

Developer (Free)
Single user. 5k errors + 5M spans + 5GB logs + 50 replays + 1GB attachments per month.
Free
Self-Hosted (OSS)
BSL-licensed. Docker-based deploy. Free for personal/internal, commercial requires license.
$0 base (usage-based)
Team
$26/mo annual ($29/mo). Unlimited users. 50k errors/mo. 20 custom dashboards. Third-party integrations.
$26/mo
Business
$80/mo annual. 90-day insights lookback, unlimited dashboards, anomaly-detection alerts, SAML + SCIM.
$80/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Dedicated TAM, premium support, single-tenant option.
Custom
Sentry website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Supabase vs self-hosted on Sentry.

MetricSupabaseSentry
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

Sentry · 16 features

  • AlertsMetric + issue-based alerts routed to Slack/PagerDuty/email/etc.
  • Cron MonitoringCheck-in pings for scheduled jobs. Alert on missed/failed runs.
  • Distributed TracingPerformance monitoring spans across services. Connect frontend → backend → DB.
  • Error TrackingCapture exceptions with stack traces, breadcrumbs, tags, release info, user cont
  • InsightsPre-built dashboards per domain: Frontend, Backend, Mobile, AI, Database, LLM, e
  • LLM MonitoringTrack OpenAI/Anthropic/etc calls, token usage, cost, errors.
  • LogsCentralized structured logging correlated with errors + traces.
  • ProfilingCPU profiling for Python, Node.js, Go, PHP, Ruby, Android, iOS.
  • Release HealthAdoption + crash-free rate per release version.
  • ReleasesTrack deploys, commit hooks, source map upload, bisect.
  • Seer (AI Debug)Root cause analysis + fix suggestions for issues via AI.
  • Self-HostingDocker-based self-host. Feature parity.
  • Session ReplayRecord DOM + network to replay user sessions that hit errors.
  • Source MapsAuto-symbolicate minified code. Upload via CLI or Webpack/Vite plugin.
  • Uptime MonitoringSynthetic checks for HTTP endpoints.
  • User FeedbackIn-app feedback widget tied to sessions.

Developer interfaces

KindSupabaseSentry
CLISupabase CLISentry CLI
SDKC# SDK, Flutter SDK, JavaScript SDK, Kotlin SDK, Python SDK, Swift SDKsentry-android, @sentry/browser, sentry-cocoa (iOS), sentry-dotnet, sentry_flutter, sentry-go, sentry-java, @sentry/node, sentry-php, @sentry/react-native, sentry-ruby, sentry-sdk (Python), sentry-unity
RESTManagement API, REST API (PostgREST)Sentry REST API
GRAPHQLGraphQL (pg_graphql)
MCPSupabase MCP ServerSentry MCP
OTHERRealtime (WebSocket)Webhooks (Alerts)
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