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Supabase Auth
Open-source authentication built on PostgreSQL with social providers
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Scalability
high
Performance
high
Learning Curve
easy
Maturity
stable
Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Any via REST
Architecture: cloud, self-hosted
When to Use
- +Open-source preference
- +PostgreSQL users
- +Modern web apps
- +Cost-conscious startups
When Not to Use
- -Complex enterprise needs
- -Need proven maturity
- -Large-scale B2B
Strengths
- Open-source
- Easy to use
- Great developer experience
- Built on PostgreSQL
- Good free tier
- Self-hosted option
- Row Level Security
Weaknesses
- Newer than competitors
- Limited enterprise features
- Smaller ecosystem
- Less mature
Operations
Maintenance
low
Monitoring
low
Backup/Recovery
simple
Hosting: cloud, self-hosted
Quick Facts
- Category
- Authentication
- License
- open source
- Pricing
- freemium (free tier)
- Community
- large
- Docs Quality
- excellent
- Trend
- rapidly growing
- Vendor Lock-in
- low
- Data Portability
- easy
Compliance
GDPR
HIPAA
SOC 2
PCI-DSS
Encryption
Audit Logs
RBAC
MFA
Best For
startupsmallmedium
Use Cases
- Web applications
- Mobile apps
- Social authentication
- Magic link auth
- PostgreSQL-based apps
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