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Appsmith vs Supabase

Appsmith and Supabase are both developer tools tools aimed at developers. Appsmith costs less, from $15/mo versus $25/mo for Supabase. Both have a free plan.

Appsmith

Open-source internal tool builder

Supabase

Open-source Firebase alternative on Postgres

PricingOpen source · $15Open source · $25
Starting price$15/mo$25/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial15 days—
Built forDevelopersDevelopers
Platformswebweb
CountryIN · 2019SG · 2020
Rating——

Choose Appsmith if

Teams wanting open-source internal tools.

  • Open source and self-hostable
  • Lower cost than Retool
  • Git integration

Look elsewhere if: Teams prioritizing polish and component breadth (Retool).

Choose Supabase if

Developers and startups who want a Postgres-based backend with batteries included and an exit path.

  • Real Postgres, no proprietary data model
  • Generous free tier; Pro is affordable
  • Open source and self-hostable

Look elsewhere if: Teams needing multi-region writes or non-relational models by default.

Appsmith vs Supabase pricing

Appsmith

  • Free$0Up to 5 cloud users, 5 workspaces, 3 Git repos; open-source edition
  • Business$15/user/moUp to 99 users, custom roles, audit logs, Git, 15-day trial
  • Enterprise$2,500/mo100 users included; SAML/OIDC SSO, SCIM, SLAs

Supabase

  • Free$02 active projects, 500 MB DB, 50k MAU
  • Pro$25/mo100k MAU, 8 GB disk, $10 compute credit
  • Team$599/moSSO, SOC 2, longer backups and logs
  • EnterpriseCustomCustom SLAs, BYO cloud

Appsmith · Key features

  • Widget-based UI builder
  • Connectors to databases and APIs
  • JavaScript logic everywhere
  • Git version control
  • Workflows
  • Self-hosting

Cons

  • Fewer components than Retool
  • UI less polished
  • Self-hosting maintenance

Supabase · Key features

  • Managed Postgres with extensions, pgvector and branching
  • Auto-generated REST (PostgREST) and GraphQL APIs
  • Auth with email, OAuth, magic links, MFA and row-level security
  • Storage with CDN and image transformations
  • Edge Functions (Deno) and Realtime channels
  • Dashboard SQL editor, table editor, logs and self-hosting option

Cons

  • Free projects pause after inactivity
  • Compute add-ons and egress raise costs at scale
  • Edge Functions are Deno-only

Appsmith vs Supabase: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Appsmith or Supabase?

Appsmith starts at $15/mo and Supabase at $25/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Appsmith and Supabase have a free plan?

Yes, both Appsmith and Supabase have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?