FaunavsSupabase
Score Comparison
Signals Comparison
Fauna
- SERVICE SHUT DOWN - May 30, 2025(10/10)
- Open source release promised but no timeline(7/10)
Supabase
- Real-time subscription limits cause dropped connections(7/10)
- Auth errors and email link failures(6/10)
- Supabase down again? Outages still frequent in 2026(9/10)
- Auth emails stop sending - 'email rate limit exceeded'(7/10)
Fauna
- Costs did not scale to $0 like truly serverless(7/10)
- Dashboard usage consumed operations(4/10)
Supabase
- Supabase project paused - free projects pause after 1 week(9/10)
- Unexpected billing - charged for ghost compute(9/10)
- Team plan jumps to $599/month - big leap from $25 Pro(6/10)
- Why is my Supabase bill so high? Per-project compute adds up(8/10)
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)
Fauna
- Documentation gaps for new product(5/10)
Supabase
- No live chat even on Enterprise - support feels outdated(7/10)
Fauna
- No transactions spanning multiple requests(6/10)
- Company pivoted focus from developers to enterprise(6/10)
Supabase
No signals
Fauna
- Lacked full-text search capability(5/10)
Supabase
- Can't connect to Supabase database - direct connection is IPv6 only(6/10)
Fauna
No signals
Supabase
- Edge Functions cold starts and execution limits(6/10)
- Database hits connection limits as user base grows(7/10)
Fauna
No signals
Supabase
- Inconsistent documentation frustrates developers(5/10)
Pricing Comparison
Fauna
Users: N/A
Storage: N/A
Limits: Cannot sign up or use - service terminated
Users: N/A
Storage: 5GB (was)
Limits: Historical reference only - service shut down
Users: N/A
Storage: Pay per GB
Limits: Historical reference only - service shut down
Supabase
Users: Unlimited users
Storage: 500 MB database, 1 GB file storage
Limits: Hard limits (no overage), no backups, 1-day logs, max 2 active projects
Users: Unlimited users
Storage: 8 GB disk per project, 100 GB file storage
Limits: Micro compute has 60 direct / 200 pooler connections; turning off the spend cap exposes you to uncapped usage bills
Users: Unlimited users
Storage: Same quotas as Pro
Limits: No uptime SLA (Enterprise only)
Users: Unlimited
Storage: Custom
Limits: Pricing not published
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 | ||