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title: "Supabase Identity & Authentication vs Supabase Managed Postgres"
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# Supabase Identity & Authentication vs Supabase Managed Postgres

## Pair

- **A**: Supabase Identity & Authentication
- **B**: Supabase Managed Postgres

## Entity A

- **Title**: [Supabase Identity & Authentication](https://saasspecs.com/item/supabase/?format=md)
- **Schema type**: Corporation
- **Website**: https://supabase.com
- **Email**: support@supabase.io
- **Address**: 85 Harrison St, San Francisco, California, 94105, United States
- **Coordinates**: 37.7833, -122.3999
- **Deployment Link**: [Deploy Supabase Identity & Authentication Stack Layer](https://partner.supabase.com/your-affiliate-id)

### Summary

An open-source Firebase alternative utilizing a highly scalable PostgreSQL metadata engine.

### Description

Supabase Auth provides a robust authentication layer built on GoTrue. It scales smoothly up to high-volume user tiers without custom backend code infrastructure.

### Attributes

- **Free Tier Allowance**: 50,000 MAU
- **Rate Limit Cap**: 10,000 RPM
- **Session Lifetime**: 24 Hours
- **Overage Fee per 1k MAU**: $0
- **MFA Support**: TOTP, WebAuthn, Phone SMS
- **Enterprise SSO SAML**: Available on Pro & Enterprise tiers via custom identity mapping
- **Custom Domain Support**: Available on Pro Tier ($20/mo) with full SSL configuration
- **Supported SDKs**: Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, Node, Python, Go, Flutter, Swift
- **Social Providers**: Google, GitHub, Apple, Discord, GitLab, Bitbucket, Twitter
- **Compliance Standards**: SOC2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA Compliant (with BAA agreement)
- **Webhook Fallback Policy**: Exponential backoff up to 24 hours with automatic failure truncation

## Entity B

- **Title**: [Supabase Managed Postgres](https://saasspecs.com/item/supabase-db/?format=md)
- **Schema type**: Corporation
- **Website**: https://supabase.com
- **Email**: support@supabase.io
- **Address**: 85 Harrison St, San Francisco, California, 94105, United States
- **Coordinates**: 37.7833, -122.3999
- **Deployment Link**: [Deploy Supabase Managed Postgres Stack Layer](https://supabase.com/dashboard/new/database)

### Summary

Fully managed PostgreSQL with realtime replication, row-level security, and edge-friendly connection pooling.

### Description

Supabase Database layers a production-grade Postgres cluster behind automatic backups, point-in-time recovery, and PostgREST APIs. Developers ship relational schemas with native SQL migrations and optional realtime broadcast channels.

### Expert insight

Enable connection pooling via Supavisor on port 6543 to stay within direct connection limits during serverless traffic spikes.

### Attributes

- **Free Tier Allowance**: 500 MB
- **Rate Limit Cap**: 60 Connections
- **Session Lifetime**: 24 Hours
- **Overage Fee per 1k MAU**: 0.13 USD/GB
- **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

## Facts (machine-readable)

| axis | unit | a_value | b_value | a_display | b_display |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free Tier Allowance | MAU | 50000 | 500 | 50,000 MAU | 500 MB |
| Rate Limit Cap | RPM | 10000 | 60 | 10,000 RPM | 60 Connections |
| Session Lifetime | Hours | 24 | 24 | 24 Hours | 24 Hours |
| Overage Fee per 1k MAU | USD | 0.003 | 0.125 | 0 USD | 0.13 USD/GB |

## Metrics

- **Free Tier Allowance**: 50,000 MAU / 500 MB
- **Rate Limit Cap**: 10,000 RPM / 60 Connections
- **Session Lifetime**: 24 Hours / 24 Hours
- **Overage Fee per 1k MAU**: 0 USD / 0.13 USD/GB

## Comparison context

This comparison covers the following catalog entities:

- [Supabase Identity & Authentication](https://saasspecs.com/item/supabase/?format=md) (a)
- [Supabase Managed Postgres](https://saasspecs.com/item/supabase-db/?format=md) (b)