Auth0 vs Supabase

Auth0

Supabase

Auth0 · 14 features

• Attack Protection — Bot detection, brute-force protection, breached-password detection, suspicious I…
• Auth0 Actions — Node.js + TS hooks that run during auth flows (login, post-login, signup, MFA). …
• Auth0 FGA (OpenFGA) — Fine-grained relationship-based authorization (ReBAC). Based on Google Zanzibar.
• Custom Database — BYO user DB: scripts in Actions read from your database and create Auth0 users o…
• Custom Domain — Serve auth at auth.yourbrand.com with managed cert.
• Enterprise SSO — SAML 2.0 + OIDC + AD/LDAP enterprise connections. Per-tenant or per-org.
• Log Streaming — Stream tenant logs to Datadog, Splunk, Sumo Logic, Azure Sentinel, HTTP, Mixpane…
• Machine-to-Machine — Client-credentials grant for backend services.
• Multi-Factor Auth — SMS, Voice, Email, TOTP, WebAuthn (biometrics), Push (Guardian app), Duo.
• Organizations — Multi-tenant B2B: orgs with invitations, roles, branding, enterprise connections…
• Passkeys — FIDO2/WebAuthn passkey sign-in.
• Passwordless — Email magic link + code, SMS code, WebAuthn.
• RBAC — Roles, permissions, API scopes — attach to users or orgs.
• Universal Login — Hosted login page with customization, multi-factor flows, passwordless, social, …

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…