CockroachDB vs Supabase Managed Postgres Database

CockroachDB vs Supabase Managed Postgres Specs
Deploy Cockroach Serverless
👉 10 GB Free Storage • Distributed SQL Core
Deploy Supabase Postgres
👉 500 MB Managed Postgres • Full pgvector Support

CockroachDB

MFA Support
Enforced via CockroachDB Cloud console MFA and organization access policies
Enterprise SSO SAML
Available on Enterprise with SAML SSO and SCIM directory sync
Custom Domain Support
Private connectivity via AWS PrivateLink and custom VPC peering
Supported SDKs
PostgreSQL wire protocol, Prisma, Drizzle, Node.js, Python, Go, Java
Social Providers
GitHub and Google OAuth for CockroachDB Cloud authentication
Compliance Standards
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA BAA on Enterprise agreements
Webhook Fallback Policy
Changefeed exports to Kafka, cloud storage, or webhook endpoints with retry
Insight: CockroachDB
Configure survival goals per table based on latency tolerance before enabling multi-region replication for all collections.

Supabase Managed Postgres

MFA Support
Enforced via Supabase dashboard and organization SSO policies
Enterprise SSO SAML
Available on Team and Enterprise plans with SAML directory federation
Custom Domain Support
Custom domains for API and Studio via project settings and DNS records
Supported SDKs
JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Dart, Swift, Kotlin, Go, C#
Social Providers
GitHub OAuth for project provisioning; auth providers via Supabase Auth
Compliance Standards
SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA available on Enterprise agreements
Webhook Fallback Policy
Database webhooks with retry via Edge Functions or external queue consumers
Insight: Supabase Managed Postgres
Enable connection pooling via Supavisor on port 6543 to stay within direct connection limits during serverless traffic spikes.