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DigitalOcean vs Supabase

DigitalOcean and Supabase are both listed under Cloud Infrastructure in the DevPages directory. This page puts the details we hold for each of them side by side.

It does not score them and does not pick a winner. Fields the catalog has no value for say “Not recorded” rather than being filled in with a guess.

DigitalOcean vs Supabase field by field

DigitalOcean, Supabase compared field by field. Values are taken from the DevPages catalog; fields we hold no value for read “Not recorded”.
DigitalOcean
Supabase
CategoryCloud InfrastructureCloud Infrastructure
Pricing modelPay per useFreemium
Open sourceNot recordedYes
GitHub starsNot tracked114.4K
Key features
  • Simple and predictable pricing
  • Droplets (virtual machines)
  • Managed Kubernetes clusters
  • Managed databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis)
  • Spaces object storage
  • Load balancers and firewalls
  • One-click applications marketplace
  • Developer-friendly API and CLI
  • PostgreSQL database with real-time subscriptions
  • Auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs
  • Built-in authentication and authorization
  • File storage with CDN
  • Edge functions with Deno runtime
  • Dashboard and SQL editor
  • Row-level security policies
  • Open-source and self-hostable
Use cases
  • Web application hosting
  • Development and testing environments
  • Container orchestration
  • Database hosting
  • Static site hosting
  • API and microservices deployment
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Learning and experimentation
  • Full-stack web applications
  • Mobile app backends
  • Real-time applications
  • SaaS product development
  • MVP and prototype development
  • JAMstack applications
  • Open-source projects
  • Self-hosted solutions
Integrations
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Vue
  • Svelte
  • Flutter
  • TypeScript
Tags
  • vps
  • simple-cloud
  • developers
  • kubernetes
  • managed-databases
  • open-source
  • postgresql
  • backend-as-a-service
  • realtime
  • authentication
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What each one is

DigitalOcean

Simple cloud computing platform for developers

DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure provider focused on simplifying cloud computing so developers and businesses can spend more time creating software that changes the world. It offers virtual machines, managed databases, Kubernetes, and various developer tools.

Full DigitalOcean listing

Supabase

Open-source Firebase alternative with PostgreSQL

Supabase is an open-source Firebase alternative that provides all the backend services needed to build a product: a Postgres database, authentication, instant APIs, edge functions, real-time subscriptions, and storage. It's built on top of proven, enterprise-ready tools.

Full Supabase listing

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