Supabase may suit you better if…
- You want the largest feature set and ecosystem around Supabase
- You prefer usage-based pricing that starts small
- You need many regions or managed features Da8a doesn’t offer
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Da8a vs Supabase
Da8a is built to be compatible with Supabase: the same Postgres foundations and the same supabase-js client. The main difference is where your project runs and how you pay for it.
| Topic | Da8a | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | A dedicated server you own, one project per server (or several on a server you already have) | Supabase’s hosted platform, run by Supabase. Supabase is also open source and can be self-hosted, which you operate yourself. |
| Who operates it | Da8a sets up and manages the stack on your server: backups, recovery and updates from one dashboard | Supabase operates the hosted platform; self-hosting is operated by you |
| Pricing model | A flat price per server, shown on the plan | Plan tiers plus usage-based charges on the hosted platform; see Supabase’s pricing page |
| Data residency | Your data stays on one server in a named region | You choose a region for each hosted project |
| Database | Postgres 16 with pgvector | Postgres with a wide set of extensions |
| Client library | The official @supabase/supabase-js, unchanged | @supabase/supabase-js and other official client libraries |
| Auth, API, Realtime, Storage, functions | Included in every project | Included, with a broader and faster-moving feature set |
| Moving between them | Import from Supabase copies tables, data, policies, users and files to your server | Standard Postgres tooling for export and import |
| Dashboard assistant | McManus proposes SQL, policies and functions and waits for your approval | Has its own dashboard tooling |
This page describes general differences, not every feature. Supabase changes over time; check its own documentation for current details.
Da8a may suit you better if…
- You want your backend on a dedicated server you own
- You prefer a predictable, flat price per server
- You need to know exactly where your data lives
- You already use supabase-js and want to keep it
Start a project on a server you own.
Create an account, pick a plan or use a server you already have, and connect with supabase-js.