Neon vs Supabase

Neon

Supabase

Neon · 14 features

• Autoscaling — Compute scales CPU + memory between min and max CU in seconds based on load.
• Branching — Git-like DB branches: copy-on-write snapshots of data + schema. Instant, cheap. …
• Data API (REST) — PostgREST-compatible REST endpoint auto-generated from your schema. Uses Postgre…
• IP Allowlist — Restrict DB access to specific CIDRs. Launch+.
• Launchpad — One-click create-a-database link that can be embedded in OSS repos (DATABASE_URL…
• Logical Replication — Publish changes to Snowflake, BigQuery, Kafka, or other Postgres. Subscribe from…
• Monitoring — Built-in dashboards for CPU/RAM/connections/slow queries. Prometheus export on B…
• Neon Auth — Stack Auth integrated: users table auto-synced into your Postgres (public.users_…
• Point-in-Time Restore — Restore DB to any moment in the retention window (6h free → 30d Scale) via branc…
• Private Networking — AWS PrivateLink / VPC peering. Business plan.
• Read Replicas — Create a read-only compute endpoint on the same branch. Zero replication lag (re…
• Scale to Zero — Compute suspends when idle — no charge for compute while paused. Cold-start ~300…
• Schema Diff — Compare schema between branches — build PR checks and preview migrations safely.
• SQL over HTTP — Serverless driver lets you query Postgres over HTTPS — works in edge runtimes (V…

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…