Firebase vs Supabase self-hosted stack

Fit:

Migration notes

Postgres relational backend with auth, realtime and storage; rewrite Firebase SDK calls, security rules and document data into SQL schemas; self-hosting requires production operations.

Sources: supabase.com · checked 2026-10-21

FirebasePaid incumbent

Entry priceUsage-based

Pricing modelusage, billed monthly

OwnerAlphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL)

Blaze pay-as-you-go per service after applicable free quotas; no single monthly entry price. Source

Firebase plans reviewed
Blaze	entry	Not established
Blaze	business	Not established

Supabase self-hosted stackOpen-source alternative

Fit for Firebase

License

Apache License 2.0 A permissive license whose main conditions require preservation of copyright and license notices. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changes No Trademark useLiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com

Paid-feature tier A

Self-host

Paid-feature limitsNone established

Supabase self-hosted stack plans reviewed
Self-hosted open source	free self-hosted core	Free
Pro	vendor commercial cloud	USD 25 / organization / mo
Team	vendor commercial cloud	USD 599 / organization starting base / mo
Enterprise	vendor commercial cloud	Quote only

What you may give up

No paid-feature limits established for this edition.

Managed cloud branching, Management API, managed backups/PITR, advanced platform metrics, analytics/vector buckets and ETL are absent from the self-hosted distribution; no paid self-hosted unlock is claimed. Operate backups, monitoring and deployment workflows yourself or use managed cloud.

Tier A: Apache-2.0 self-hosted Postgres/auth/storage/realtime stack has no documented paid self-hosted code tier. A applies to this named OSS backend stack. Managed-platform services and control-plane gaps are separately disclosed; it is a partial Firebase alternative, not an equivalent managed platform. License source

What running it takes

Envoy gateway; Auth, PostgREST, Studio, postgres-meta, Supavisor

Hover or focus an icon for its name. Dashed means not established; struck through means no; grouped icons are alternatives.

Single-project self-host stack; no Redis/cache service required by current Compose. Backend services are containerized; separate Node/Deno host install unnecessary. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.