Comparison

Supabase vs Paddle

Overview

Build in a weekend. Scale to millions.

Supabase is an open-source Firebase alternative providing Postgres database, authentication, file storage, edge functions, and real-time subscriptions as a managed service.

Paddle

The complete payments, tax, and subscriptions solution for software companies

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Paddle is a merchant of record payments platform for SaaS and software companies, handling global payments, subscription billing, tax compliance, and fraud so you can focus on building.

Features

—Managed PostgreSQL
—Authentication (email, OAuth, magic links)
—File storage
—Edge functions
—Real-time subscriptions
—Vector embeddings (pgvector)
—Auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs
—Row-level security

—Merchant of record
—Payment processing
—Subscription billing
—Global tax compliance (200+ countries)
—Fraud prevention
—Analytics dashboard
—Checkout optimization
—Automated invoicing

Pricing

Supabase

freemiumFree plan available

Plan	Price	Notes
Free	Free	Up to 2 active projects; paused after inactivity.
Pro	$25/mo	From $25/month plus usage-based scaling beyond included quotas.
Team	$599/mo	From $599/month with team security and compliance features.
Enterprise	Contact sales	Custom enterprise pricing.