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Score Comparison

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Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

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Security

Integrations

FaunaSupabase

Signals Comparison

Reliability

Fauna

SERVICE SHUT DOWN - May 30, 2025(10/10)
Open source release promised but no timeline(7/10)

Supabase

691+ outages over 3 years - frequent downtime reported(9/10)
Real-time subscription limits cause dropped connections(7/10)
Auth errors and email link failures(6/10)

Pricing

Fauna

Costs did not scale to $0 like truly serverless(7/10)
Dashboard usage consumed operations(4/10)

Supabase

Free projects pause after 7 days of inactivity(9/10)
Unexpected billing - charged for ghost compute(9/10)
Team plan jumps to $599/month - big leap from $25 Pro(6/10)

Usability

Fauna

FQL query language had steep learning curve(6/10)
Type system difficult to debug(4/10)

Supabase

RLS policies complex and impact performance significantly(7/10)
Local development with CLI is unreliable - Docker issues(7/10)

Support

Fauna

Documentation gaps for new product(5/10)

Supabase

No live chat even on Enterprise - support feels outdated(7/10)

Customization

Fauna

No transactions spanning multiple requests(6/10)
Company pivoted focus from developers to enterprise(6/10)

Supabase

No signals

Integrations

Fauna

Lacked full-text search capability(5/10)

Supabase

IPv4 connection requires paid add-on - network limitations(6/10)

Performance

Fauna

No signals

Supabase

Egress costs stack fast - small apps jump from $25 to $100+(8/10)
Edge Functions cold starts and execution limits(6/10)
Database hits connection limits as user base grows(7/10)

Onboarding

Fauna

No signals

Supabase

Inconsistent documentation frustrates developers(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

Fauna

SERVICE DISCONTINUED

Free

Users: N/A

Storage: N/A

Limits: Cannot sign up or use - service terminated

Service no longer available - migrate to alternatives

Free Tier (Historical)

Free

Users: N/A

Storage: 5GB (was)

Limits: Historical reference only - service shut down

Service terminated - no longer applicable

Pay-Go (Historical)

$25/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: Pay per GB

Limits: Historical reference only - service shut down

Flat monthly fee + overages regardless of usage

Supabase

Free

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 500MB database, 1GB file storage

Limits: Auto-pauses without traffic, No email support, No SSO, No point-in-time recovery, Max 500MB database, Edge functions limited

Projects pause after 7 days inactivity, No production SLA, Limited to 2 projects, Community support only

Pro

Popular

$25/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No team collaboration features, No SOC 2 compliance, No priority support, No SSO/SAML, 50GB egress then usage-based

$0.125/GB database beyond 8GB, $0.09/GB egress beyond 50GB, $0.021/GB file storage beyond 100GB, Usage-based pricing adds up fast

Team

$599/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No dedicated support, No custom contracts, No HIPAA (Enterprise only), Same base limits as Pro

Same usage-based pricing as Pro beyond limits, Big jump from $25 Pro, Minimum commitment expected

Enterprise

Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires sales negotiation, Long implementation timeline, Must meet minimum spend

Starts at $15,000/year minimum, Long sales cycle, Complex procurement, Annual commitment required

Feature Comparison

Feature	Fauna	Supabase
Database
Document + Relational Was unique
PostgreSQL Database Full SQL support, real PostgreSQL
ACID Transactions Historical
SQL Queries FQL only
Database Branching Not available (Neon has this)
Point-in-time Recovery Enterprise only
Infrastructure
Global Distribution Historical
Serverless Historical
API
Auto-generated REST API PostgREST instant APIs
GraphQL API Via pg_graphql extension
GraphQL Support Historical
Security
Row Level Security Powerful but impacts performance
SSO/SAML Team plan ($599) and above
Auth
Authentication Email, OAuth, magic links
Status
Active Service SHUT DOWN
Storage
File Storage S3-compatible object storage
Licensing
Open Source Promised, no timeline
Compute
Edge Functions Deno runtime, 60s limit
Search
Full-Text Search Never had
Real-time
Real-time Subscriptions WebSocket-based, has limits
Deployment
Self-Hosted Option Was cloud-only
Self-hosting Full Docker deployment
Compliance
SOC 2 Compliance Team plan and above
HIPAA Compliance Enterprise only
Support
Live Chat Support Not available at any tier
Phone Support Not available at any tier

Signals Comparison

Reliability

Fauna

SERVICE SHUT DOWN - May 30, 2025(10/10)
Open source release promised but no timeline(7/10)

Supabase

691+ outages over 3 years - frequent downtime reported(9/10)
Real-time subscription limits cause dropped connections(7/10)
Auth errors and email link failures(6/10)

Pricing

Fauna

Costs did not scale to $0 like truly serverless(7/10)
Dashboard usage consumed operations(4/10)

Supabase

Free projects pause after 7 days of inactivity(9/10)
Unexpected billing - charged for ghost compute(9/10)
Team plan jumps to $599/month - big leap from $25 Pro(6/10)

Usability

Fauna

FQL query language had steep learning curve(6/10)
Type system difficult to debug(4/10)

Supabase

RLS policies complex and impact performance significantly(7/10)
Local development with CLI is unreliable - Docker issues(7/10)

Support

Fauna

Documentation gaps for new product(5/10)

Supabase

No live chat even on Enterprise - support feels outdated(7/10)

Customization

Fauna

No transactions spanning multiple requests(6/10)
Company pivoted focus from developers to enterprise(6/10)

Supabase

No signals

Integrations

Fauna

Lacked full-text search capability(5/10)

Supabase

IPv4 connection requires paid add-on - network limitations(6/10)

Performance

Fauna

No signals

Supabase

Egress costs stack fast - small apps jump from $25 to $100+(8/10)
Edge Functions cold starts and execution limits(6/10)
Database hits connection limits as user base grows(7/10)

Onboarding

Fauna

No signals

Supabase

Inconsistent documentation frustrates developers(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

Fauna

SERVICE DISCONTINUED

Free

Users: N/A

Storage: N/A

Limits: Cannot sign up or use - service terminated

Service no longer available - migrate to alternatives

Free Tier (Historical)

Free

Users: N/A

Storage: 5GB (was)

Limits: Historical reference only - service shut down

Service terminated - no longer applicable

Pay-Go (Historical)

$25/mo

Users: N/A

Storage: Pay per GB

Limits: Historical reference only - service shut down

Flat monthly fee + overages regardless of usage

Supabase

Free

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 500MB database, 1GB file storage

Limits: Auto-pauses without traffic, No email support, No SSO, No point-in-time recovery, Max 500MB database, Edge functions limited

Projects pause after 7 days inactivity, No production SLA, Limited to 2 projects, Community support only

Pro

Popular

$25/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No team collaboration features, No SOC 2 compliance, No priority support, No SSO/SAML, 50GB egress then usage-based

$0.125/GB database beyond 8GB, $0.09/GB egress beyond 50GB, $0.021/GB file storage beyond 100GB, Usage-based pricing adds up fast

Team

$599/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No dedicated support, No custom contracts, No HIPAA (Enterprise only), Same base limits as Pro

Same usage-based pricing as Pro beyond limits, Big jump from $25 Pro, Minimum commitment expected

Enterprise

Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires sales negotiation, Long implementation timeline, Must meet minimum spend

Starts at $15,000/year minimum, Long sales cycle, Complex procurement, Annual commitment required

Feature Comparison

Feature	Fauna	Supabase
Database
Document + Relational Was unique
PostgreSQL Database Full SQL support, real PostgreSQL
ACID Transactions Historical
SQL Queries FQL only
Database Branching Not available (Neon has this)
Point-in-time Recovery Enterprise only
Infrastructure
Global Distribution Historical
Serverless Historical
API
Auto-generated REST API PostgREST instant APIs
GraphQL API Via pg_graphql extension
GraphQL Support Historical
Security
Row Level Security Powerful but impacts performance
SSO/SAML Team plan ($599) and above
Auth
Authentication Email, OAuth, magic links
Status
Active Service SHUT DOWN
Storage
File Storage S3-compatible object storage
Licensing
Open Source Promised, no timeline
Compute
Edge Functions Deno runtime, 60s limit
Search
Full-Text Search Never had
Real-time
Real-time Subscriptions WebSocket-based, has limits
Deployment
Self-Hosted Option Was cloud-only
Self-hosting Full Docker deployment
Compliance
SOC 2 Compliance Team plan and above
HIPAA Compliance Enterprise only
Support
Live Chat Support Not available at any tier
Phone Support Not available at any tier