supabase
Supabase是基于Postgres的开源开发平台,提供托管数据库、认证、自动生成API等能力,可用于搭建网页、移动端及AI应用。
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Supabase是基于Postgres的开源开发平台,提供托管数据库、认证、自动生成API等能力,可用于搭建网页、移动端及AI应用。
- 解决什么问题
- 企业搭建应用时,常需要单独对接数据库、用户认证、接口开发、文件存储等多套系统,研发周期长、运维成本高,闭商用服务还存在厂商锁定风险。
- 适合什么团队
- 需要快速搭建网页、移动端、AI类应用的研发团队,偏好开源工具、希望避免闭源厂商锁定的企业技术团队。
- 使用前注意
- 可直接使用官方托管服务无需部署,也支持私有化部署;采用Apache-2.0许可证无商用限制,非官方语言SDK由社区维护。
本页用于缩短初步筛选时间,不构成技术、采购或法律结论。 正式使用前请在真实业务数据上验证,并以官方说明与许可证为准。
从官方资料看清能力、部署与采用边界
以下内容依据项目公开 README 或模型卡翻译整理,代码、命令和产品名保持原样。
1. 项目定位
Supabase是基于Postgres的开源开发平台,目标是使用企业级开源工具,为开发者提供便捷的后端服务支撑,无需从零搭建各类基础后端组件,即可快速完成应用开发。
2. 核心能力
Supabase提供全链路的应用开发后端能力,核心包括:
- 托管Postgres数据库:基于成熟的开源关系型数据库Postgres提供托管服务,稳定可靠。
- 身份认证与权限管理:开箱即用的用户注册、登录、权限管控能力,无需单独开发身份系统。
- 自动生成API:无需手动编码,即可自动生成REST、GraphQL接口,同时支持实时数据推送,前端可直接获取数据库变更通知。
- 函数能力:支持数据库函数和边缘函数,可运行自定义业务逻辑。
- 文件存储:自带权限管控的文件存储服务,无需额外对接第三方对象存储。
- AI向量工具包:支持向量存储与检索,可支撑RAG(检索增强生成,大模型应用中用来补充私有知识库的常用技术)类AI应用开发。
- 可视化仪表盘:提供图形化操作界面,可直接管理数据、配置服务规则。
Supabase Dashboard
3. 典型使用方式
你可以根据团队需求选择使用方式:
- 直接注册官方云服务,开箱即用,无需运维底层基础设施,适合快速上线业务的团队。
- 本地开发调试完成后,再部署到官方云或自有服务器,适合有定制化部署需求的团队。
接入层面,官方提供JavaScript/TypeScript、Flutter、Swift、Python多语言SDK,C#、Go、Java等语言有社区维护的SDK可使用,覆盖当前主流开发场景。
4. 部署说明
Supabase支持两种部署模式:
- 官方托管:访问官方站点注册账号即可创建项目,所有底层服务由官方运维,仅需关注业务开发即可。
- 私有化部署:可按照官方文档,将全套服务部署到自有服务器或私有云环境,满足数据合规、自主管控的需求。
同时支持本地开发环境,团队可在本地完成功能调试后再上线,降低线上故障风险。
Architecture
5. 许可证与采用建议
Supabase采用Apache-2.0许可证,个人与企业均可免费使用、修改代码,无商用限制。
如果你的团队需要快速搭建应用MVP、希望避免闭源后端服务的厂商锁定,或是需要开发带知识库能力的AI应用,可以优先考虑使用Supabase。遇到问题可通过官方文档、社区论坛、GitHub Issues等渠道获取支持,商业用户可申请官方邮件支持。
官方资料与来源
- ai
- alternative
- auth
- database
- deno
- embeddings
- example
- firebase
- nextjs
- oauth2
- pgvector
- postgis




核对上游原始说明节选
The Postgres development platform. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications.
Supabase
Supabase is the Postgres development platform. We're building the features of Firebase using enterprise-grade open source tools.
- [x] Hosted Postgres Database. Docs
- [x] Authentication and Authorization. Docs
- [x] Auto-generated APIs.
- [x] REST. Docs
- [x] GraphQL. Docs
- [x] Realtime subscriptions. Docs
- [x] Functions.
- [x] Database Functions. Docs
- [x] Edge Functions Docs
- [x] File Storage. Docs
- [x] AI + Vector/Embeddings Toolkit. Docs
- [x] Dashboard
Supabase Dashboard
Watch "releases" of this repo to get notified of major updates.
Documentation
For full documentation, visit supabase.com/docs
To see how to Contribute, visit Getting Started
Community & Support
- Community Forum. Best for: help with building, discussion about database best practices.
- GitHub Issues. Best for: bugs and errors you encounter using Supabase.
- Email Support. Best for: problems with your database or infrastructure.
- Discord. Best for: sharing your applications and hanging out with the community.
How it works
Supabase is a combination of open source tools. We’re building the features of Firebase using enterprise-grade, open source products. If the tools and communities exist, with an MIT, Apache 2, or equivalent open license, we will use and support that tool. If the tool doesn't exist, we build and open source it ourselves. Supabase is not a 1-to-1 mapping of Firebase. Our aim is to give developers a Firebase-like developer experience using open source tools.
Architecture
Supabase is a hosted platform. You can sign up and start using Supabase without installing anything. You can also self-host and develop locally.
Architecture
- Postgres is an object-relational database system with over 30 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.
- Realtime is an Elixir server that allows you to listen to PostgreSQL inserts, updates, and deletes using websockets. Realtime polls Postgres' built-in replication functionality for database changes, converts changes to JSON, then broadcasts the JSON over websockets to authorized clients.
- PostgREST is a web server that turns your PostgreSQL database directly into a RESTful API.
- GoTrue is a JWT-based authentication API that simplifies user sign-ups, logins, and session management in your applications.
- Storage a RESTful API for managing files in S3, with Postgres handling permissions.
- pggraphql a PostgreSQL extension that exposes a GraphQL API.
- postgres-meta is a RESTful API for managing your Postgres, allowing you to fetch tables, add roles, and run queries, etc.
- Envoy is a cloud-native, high-performance edge and service proxy.
Client libraries
Our approach for client libraries is modular. Each sub-library is a standalone implementation for a single external system. This is one of the ways we support existing tools.
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