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PostgreSQL vs Supabase Vector comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

PostgreSQL
Ranking in Vector Databases
12th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (3rd)
Supabase Vector
Ranking in Vector Databases
13th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Vector Databases category, the mindshare of PostgreSQL is 5.2%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Supabase Vector is 8.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

PavithrarajShetty - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers simplicity and is cheaply priced
I haven't gone through the scalability aspect since I was using MySQL Server. I haven't worked to a high level in PostgreSQL, but with MySQL Server, I have managed clustering and partitioning. I think I haven't put much focus on PostgreSQL, so I am not sure how it behaves or how it works.
Kaustubh Sule - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use, and there is no need to get involved in any tedious deployment process
If you are a business building a social media app, there will be thousands of users for every such app. Each user will have a post or something. When multiple users try to hit the like button on your post or try to comment on your post, each of them would be an API request, and Supabase Vector does not charge for them like. The API requests are kind of unlimited. If you compare Supabase Vector to any of the other services like Firebase, AWS, or Azure, all the tools charge per request. From a scalability standpoint, if you are a small-scale startup and you have around 1,00,000 or 2,00,000 users, then Supabase Vector is a perfect choice for you. I have never heard about any scalability issues in the product. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The community support and the open-source community for it are good."
"We often use PostgreSQL for operations monitoring because we are a manufacturing company."
"The solution has many valuable features such as it easy to use and the interface is intuitive."
"PostgreSQL is stable. It's available, stable, and reliable."
"Clustering will be the number 1 feature. It is also open-source so it is free. It can also be clustered, to allow fault tolerance."
"The solution is quite stable."
"It's a useful solution, that can be widely used."
"The initial setup is quick and easy."
"The platform's role-level security feature is quite effective for spatial data management."
"The tool is easy to use."
 

Cons

"I don't think PostgreSQL supports bulk databases, so it needs to have more capabilities in terms of managing the bulk data."
"Instead of the installation agent downloading all the packages for the install, it should allow the user to download the packages separately on their own to do the install."
"They need to have a better graphical interface. There is a tool called pgAdmin 4 that they use, which is free. It is written in Java, and it is slow. They need to have a better product that is similar to Toad for Oracle, but, of course, it is hard to get something that's really great and free. Other than that, it is great."
"The performance of PostgreSQL could improve."
"The interface climate could be better."
"Postgres should focus on building a stronger knowledge base. They also need to expand their integration capabilities, so more tools and resources are available to manage it."
"I had some issues when I integrated with the Jupyter Notebook."
"I have noticed that user and access management should be improved."
"The support for React Native CLI is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"One area for the solution improvement is the inclusion of more sample code in various programming languages, particularly PHP."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is free. In terms of operating costs, it basically needs the same platform on which Oracle runs."
"The tool is cheaply priced compared to other RDBMS providers in the market."
"Affordable solution."
"This solution can offer a cheaper choice for customers since it is open-source."
"Our company pays for it. There are free versions available, but for advanced features, you obviously have to pay."
"The solution requires a license."
"It is free, but if you need support, you can go for the commercial version called EnterpriseDB. They provide paid support, and they can even do hosting for you if you want standby and support."
"It is open-source. If you use it on-premise, it is free. It also has enterprise or commercial versions. If you go for the cloud version, there will be a cost, but it is lower than Oracle or Microsoft."
"As per the product's regular pricing plans, the tools are available to users for 20 to 25 USD per month."
"The solution's cost is reasonable compared to other solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
17%
Computer Software Company
9%
Retailer
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

How does Firebird SQL compare with PostgreSQL?
PostgreSQL was designed in a way that provides you with not only a high degree of flexibility but also offers you a cheap and easy-to-use solution. It gives you the ability to redesign and audit yo...
What do you like most about PostgreSQL?
It's a transactional database, so we use Postgres for most of our reporting. That's where it's helping.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PostgreSQL?
The tool is free of cost. For now, it's not about making money. But once we perfect it, we can offer it to customers willing to pay for support and other services. Most of my deployments are free.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Supabase Vector?
The solution's cost is reasonable compared to other solutions. We currently use the standard plan, which costs about $480 annually, and may switch to a full data plan depending on project needs. I ...
What needs improvement with Supabase Vector?
One area for the solution improvement is the inclusion of more sample code in various programming languages, particularly PHP. Expanding the support for complex transactional queries and enhancing ...
What is your primary use case for Supabase Vector?
We use the product primarily to handle data models and API integrations. It simplifies security setup, API documentation generation, and database management.
 

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