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Hasura vs Supabase

Hasura and Supabase both land on Depends.

Hasura versus Supabase
CompareHasuraSupabase
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forPostgres-heavy products needing instant GraphQLDeveloper teams wanting Postgres plus auth, APIs, and storage
Who it's not forSmall CRUD apps . Supabase or PostgREST is cheaper and simplerNon-technical teams wanting a no-code database
PrivacyMultiple public CVEs across versions; vendor discloses and patches, but auth misconfiguration remains the top real-world risk.⁹Strong on paper: SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA (with BAA), AES-256 at rest, TLS in transit, regular pen tests.13
Support qualityNo supporting evidence in sourcesNo support evidence reviewed
Public sentimentReviewers praise the instant-API model and production stability but complain about pricing changes and permission complexity.²No independent user reviews were found in the sources reviewed.
Biggest gotcha2023 pricing overhaul caused bill shock; community called it 'full bananas'⁴Shared responsibility model: misconfigured RLS policies or leaked API keys are your problem, not theirs.13

Pick Hasura when

  • Postgres-heavy products needing instant GraphQL
  • Realtime apps using subscriptions
  • Federating many data sources into one API (DDN)
  • Platform teams standardizing data access

When Hasura is not a fit

  • Small CRUD apps . Supabase or PostgREST is cheaper and simpler
  • Teams wanting a predictable flat monthly bill
  • Non-GraphQL stacks hunting a basic REST BaaS
  • Teams that can't patch engine CVEs quickly

Pick Supabase when

  • Developer teams wanting Postgres plus auth, APIs, and storage
  • Healthcare apps needing HIPAA-compliant hosting with a BAA
  • EU-focused products needing in-region data residency
  • GDPR-sensitive deployments needing a formal DPA

When Supabase is not a fit

  • Non-technical teams wanting a no-code database
  • Small teams unwilling to write and maintain RLS policies
  • Buyers expecting the vendor to manage all security end-to-end
  • Projects with zero developer resources

Sources

  1. Hasura Features | G2g2.com
    review
  2. Reasons not to go with Hasura for my project? : r/graphqlreddit.com
    review
  3. Hasura Cloud Enterprise - AWS Marketplaceaws.amazon.com
    review
  4. Hasura went full bananas with new pricing model - Redditreddit.com
    review
  5. Scaling Hasura at RMRK (Stellate case study)stellate.co
    review
  6. Philips Healthcare case studygraphql-engine-cdn.hasura.io
    official
  7. Pipe case studygraphql-engine-cdn.hasura.io
    official
  8. Hasura DDN Plans, Pricing, and Billinghasura.io
    official
  9. CVE-2021-47748: Hasura GraphQL RCE Vulnerabilitycodeant.ai
    security
  10. CVE-2023-27588 path traversal in Hasurasecurityonline.info
    security
  11. CVE-2026-54698: Hasura GraphQL Information Disclosuresentinelone.com
    security
  12. Hasura Raises $100 Million, Valued At $1 Billiontimesofindia.indiatimes.com
    news
  13. Supabase product security pagesupabase.com
    security
  14. Supabase homepagesupabase.com
    official