Supabase vs Vercel

Supabase

Vercel

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…

Vercel · 15 features

• Cron Jobs — Scheduled serverless functions. JSON config in vercel.json.
• Edge Functions — V8-isolate serverless functions at edge locations. Lower cold start than Lambda.
• Edge Middleware — Intercept requests at edge before hitting origin — auth, routing, A/B tests.
• Git-based Deploys — Auto-deploy from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket on every push. Preview URLs for every…
• Image Optimization — On-the-fly resize, format conversion (AVIF, WebP), CDN caching.
• Incremental Static Regeneration — Re-generate static pages on-demand or via revalidate. Next.js-native.
• Log Drains — Stream logs to Datadog, Axiom, Logtail, HTTP endpoints.
• Preview Deployments — Unique URL per Git branch/PR. Password-protect or share. Infinite.
• Serverless Functions — Node.js, Python, Go. AWS Lambda under the hood. Up to 15 min duration.
• Speed Insights — Real User Monitoring. FCP, LCP, CLS, INP per page.
• Vercel Blob — Managed object storage (S3-compatible API).
• Vercel KV (Redis) — Managed Redis via Upstash. Edge-accessible.
• Vercel Marketplace — One-click integrations: Supabase, Clerk, Sentry, PostHog, Resend, 100+ services.
• Vercel Postgres — Managed Neon Postgres. Edge-accessible with @vercel/postgres.
• Web Analytics — Privacy-friendly web analytics. Core Web Vitals, visitors, pages.