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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 July 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 8.0%, up from 0.4% 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

"We use the solution to store tables. It is stable and performs well."
"This is an open-source solution, operates at a high speed, and supports more than one SQL language."
"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."
"I like that you can move any relational database from Oracle to PostgreSQL. I also like that it's pretty stable."
"The performance is good."
"We managed to reduce the storage space needed to 10% of the original size, without affecting data integrity, and we significantly improved the performance."
"It's a transactional database, so we use Postgres for most of our reporting. That's where it's helping."
"PostgreSQL is very powerful, easy to manage, and has many features."
"The tool is easy to use."
"The platform's role-level security feature is quite effective for spatial data management."
 

Cons

"The interface climate could be better."
"There could be a plugin to distribute the data on servers for the product."
"There are several features I would like to improve that aren't working as expected. It's likely that the latest version is doing something that was missed in the previous versions. For example, the output parameters — the stored procedures — is something new in PostgreSQL that Firebird has already had for a long time."
"It needs more integration."
"PostgreSQL could improve by providing a geographical solution for tracking trucks and people in the field. They might already have features similar to this and I have not found them. I haven't done research about this topic."
"The pricing could be better."
"I had some issues when I integrated with the Jupyter Notebook."
"The search option is not very good."
"One area for the solution improvement is the inclusion of more sample code in various programming languages, particularly PHP."
"The support for React Native CLI is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is open source. There is no licensing."
"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."
"This solution can offer a cheaper choice for customers since it is open-source."
"It is free. There is no license on it."
"PostgreSQL is a free and open-source database."
"The need for our customers to pay for licences is contingent on their projects and budgets."
"It could be much cheaper. If you would like to build an application on Amazon today, PostgreSQL is the standard database with Redshift. If you want other databases, you can add them, but PostgreSQL is the basis of everything. It's a question of money, that's it."
"The licensing model is good."
"The solution's cost is reasonable compared to other solutions."
"As per the product's regular pricing plans, the tools are available to users for 20 to 25 USD per month."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
17%
Computer Software Company
9%
Retailer
7%
Healthcare 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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