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Supabase vs Para: catalog facts
Supabase	Para
Freemium The stack is open source and self-hostable. The hosted service has a free tier and paid…	Freemium Free and open source to self-host; Erudika also offers hosting that is free to start.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Built on plain PostgreSQL, so data and SQL skills stay portable The entire stack can be self-hosted rather than rented	Persistence, search and caching handled in one server Multitenant, with separate storage per app
Self-hosting means operating a dozen services rather than one The hosted free tier pauses inactive projects	Requires a JVM environment and backing services to run at scale Smaller community than mainstream backend platforms
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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