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Comparison

HostBase vs Supabase

The same open-source stack, a different hosting philosophy. Here's an honest comparison — including where Supabase still wins.

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Pricing

Plan prices side by side

HostBase bills in PLN (EUR shown as an estimate at 4.30 PLN/EUR); Supabase converted at 4.00 PLN/USD. All amounts net, per month.

Free

HostBase
0 PLN
Supabase
$0 (~0 PLN)

Same price, more included

Pro

HostBase
49 PLN (≈ €11.4)
Supabase
$25 (~100 PLN)

You save about 51%

Team

HostBase
399 PLN (≈ €92.8)
Supabase
$599 (~2,396 PLN)

You save about 83%

Features

Point-by-point comparison

CriterionHostBaseSupabase
Currency and invoice PLN, EU VAT invoice USD, US invoice
Region in Poland Warsaw (pl-waw-1) Nearest is Frankfurt
Free project pausing Never After 7 days of inactivity
Projects on Free 2 active 2 active
supabase-js compatibility Full Native
SQL migrations and psql / pg_dump Yes (TLS) Yes
Edge Functions from the dashboard Editor, templates, secrets, metrics Yes
Daily backups on Free Yes, 7 days + manual From Pro
Load alerts with upgrade suggestions CPU, RAM, connections, plan limits Usage reports
MCP server SQL, projects, Edge Functions, secrets Yes
Support languages English and Polish English
Data processing agreement (DPA) On request, EU (Polish) law Available
Regions Warsaw and Stockholm, more EU regions soon A dozen-plus regions worldwide
Connection pooler PgBouncer (add-on, port 6543) Supavisor
Wrappers, Vault, queues, GraphQL Integrations marketplace in the dashboard Yes
Managed Redis cache and search Valkey and Meilisearch add-ons None — use third parties
App connections (per-app keys) JWT with a dedicated role, redirects, secrets Project API keys
Log Drains HTTP, Loki, Datadog From Team
Point-in-time recovery WAL archive, restore to any second Paid add-on
OAuth and SMTP configured in the dashboard Authentication → providers, e-mails Yes
Database branching Schema-only or data branches, separate keys Preview branches
Dashboard MFA and org-wide enforcement TOTP, recovery codes, org policy Yes
Sessions, sign-in history, audit logs In the dashboard, on every plan Audit logs from Team
SOC 2 certification Controls in place, audit in preparation SOC 2 Type II

Still different: Regions

We run in a few EU regions, including Warsaw. Supabase has a dozen-plus regions worldwide — if your users are in Asia or the Americas, that's a real advantage.

Still different: SOC 2

The controls an audit requires (MFA, RBAC, audit logs, encryption, backups, monitoring) are in place. The SOC 2 audit itself is in preparation — we don't have a report yet.

Trust Center

Still different: Company size

We're a smaller team. In exchange: EU invoicing, support in English and Polish, and direct contact with the people building the platform.

Migration

Move a project in 15 minutes

Your app needs no code changes — you only swap the project URL and API keys.

  1. 1Create a HostBase project in the region closest to your users.
  2. 2pg_dump your Supabase database and pg_restore it into HostBase.
  3. 3Copy Storage files with rclone (S3 API).
  4. 4Copy your Auth configuration: OAuth providers and e-mail templates.
  5. 5Swap the URL and anon key in your app's environment variables.
Full migration guide
migrate.sh
# 1. Export from Supabase
pg_dump "postgresql://postgres:[PASSWORD]@db.[old-ref].supabase.co:5432/postgres" \
  --clean --if-exists --no-owner --no-privileges -Fc -f backup.dump

# 2. Import into HostBase
pg_restore -d "postgresql://postgres:[PASSWORD]@db-[new-ref].host.ulewicz.space:5432/postgres?sslmode=require" \
  --clean --if-exists --no-owner backup.dump

# 3. Swap the variables in your app
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=https://[new-ref].host.ulewicz.space
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=<anon key from the HostBase dashboard>

Comparison questions

Is HostBase affiliated with Supabase Inc.?
No. HostBase is an independent service hosting the open-source components of the Supabase stack (Apache 2.0 / MIT / PostgreSQL licenses). Supabase is a trademark of its owner.
Where is Supabase better?
Connection pooling, point-in-time recovery, branching, OAuth and SMTP configuration in the dashboard, and MFA are already in HostBase. The remaining differences: Supabase runs in a dozen-plus regions worldwide (we run in a few EU regions), has a completed SOC 2 Type II audit (our controls are in place and the audit is in preparation — see the Trust Center) and is a much larger company. If you need a region outside Europe or a SOC 2 report today, Supabase is the better choice.
Will users have to sign in again after migrating?
Accounts in auth.users move with the database, password hashes included. Because the JWT secret changes, active sessions expire and users sign in once more — no password resets.
How long does a migration take?
For a typical project up to a few GB — 15 minutes to an hour. On Team and Enterprise we'll do the migration for you.

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