GitHub or Supabase?
Which saas & b2b tool brand is right for you?
GitHubwins 4 of 7 categories
WINNER
GitHub
Where the world builds software
4.7/5
|120,000 reviews4
Wins
2008
Founded
mid
Price
Supabase
The open source Firebase alternative
4.7/5
|12,000 reviews1
Wins
2020
Founded
mid
Price
Head-to-Head Comparison
95
Features & Functionality
GitHub wins
88
85
Ease of Use
Supabase wins
88
98
Integrations
GitHub wins
82
90
Pricing & Value
90
78
Customer Support
78
98
Scalability
GitHub wins
85
92
Security & Compliance
GitHub wins
85
GitHub excels at
Features & FunctionalityIntegrationsScalabilitySecurity & Compliance
Supabase excels at
Ease of Use
Pros & Cons
GitHub
Industry standard—everyone uses it
Unlimited free private repos
GitHub Copilot AI pair programmer
GitHub Actions CI/CD (free minutes)
Microsoft ownership concerns for some OSS devs
Complex for Git beginners
Supabase
Open source
PostgreSQL (real database)
Generous free tier
Great developer experience
Newer platform
Less mature than Firebase
The Bottom Line
Choose GitHub if you want...
- Software development teams of all sizes
- Open source projects and communities
- CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
- Code collaboration and review
Choose Supabase if you want...
- Developers
- Startups
- PostgreSQL lovers
- Full-stack apps
Our pick: GitHub — Better overall scores and stronger performance across key categories. However, Supabase is the better choice if you prioritize ease of use.
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