Supabase: ten months of building.
Tags: postgres, opensource, javascript
Published: 2021-01-03 18:22:39

Supabase is an open source Firebase alternative. We're building the features of Firebase using enterprise-grade open source tools.

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After 10 hectic months of building, Supabase is now in Beta. This is also available as a [blog post](https://supabase.io/blog/2021/01/02/supabase-beta-december-2020) and a [video demo](https://youtu.be/ofSm4BJkZ1g).

### Supabase is now in Beta

We spent months working on Performance, Security, and Reliability. Read more on our [Beta Page](https://supabase.io/beta).

<img width="1000" alt="This image shows our Beta Page" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10214025/103484765-464e5b80-4e2c-11eb-89c6-8e88fe8105e1.png">


### Improve your docs inline

Add comments and descriptions to your Tables directly from our auto-generated docs.

![update-docs](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10214025/103484975-df31a680-4e2d-11eb-8569-f8248a02b880.gif)


### Table View now has realtime changes

Any updates that happen to your database are reflected in the Table View immediately.

![realtime-updates](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10214025/103484944-8eba4900-4e2d-11eb-867b-c56cfcd207ef.gif)


### Table Pagination

Our table view now has pagination - better for working with large data sets.

![table-pagination](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10214025/103484937-7d713c80-4e2d-11eb-9ddc-a0c2e871b864.gif)


### Supabase raised a Seed Round

We raised $6M from Y Combinator, Mozilla, and Coatue. You can read more on [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/15/supabase-raises-6m-for-its-open-source-firebase-alternative).

### Kaizen

- Supabase is now 26% faster in regions which support Graviton (1460 reqs/s up from 1167 reqs/s)
- We launched a new region in Sao Paulo.
- Postgres Array Support. You can now edit Native Postgres array items in the grid editor or the side panel.
- We added better support for your custom Database Types.
- Fixed some buggy keyboard commands. We're continuously improving key commands in the Table editor.

### Community

- We were featured on the GitHub release radar. [Link](https://github.blog/2020-12-07-release-radar-dec-2020/)
- [@kiwicopple](https://twitter.com/kiwicopple) appeared on  [Open Core Summit](https://2020.opencoresummit.com/)
- [@aaronksaunders](https://twitter.com/aaronksaunders) created a video series on Supabase + Vue. [Link](https://twitter.com/aaronksaunders/status/1339981480202743811).
- [@CodeByCorey](https://twitter.com/CodeByCorey) tracks realtime page views using Supabase. [Link](https://twitter.com/CodeByCorey/status/1344650699645325312).
- [@ffbass](https://github.com/ffabss) started working on gotrue-java. [Link](https://github.com/supabase/gotrue-java).
- We've grown more than 50% (GitHub star count) since moving into Beta. [Link](https://twitter.com/supabase_io/status/1345410714836594693)

<img width="737" alt="dec-starcount" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10214025/103484820-9a594000-4e2c-11eb-9a31-2d661e7048f6.png">


If you want to keep up to date, make sure you [subscribe to our YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNTVzV1InxHV-YR0fSajqPQ) or [follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/supabase_io).

### Coming next

We've go a lot of exciting things planned for Q1 2021. We're already planning out Supabase Storage and a Supabase CLI for better local development. Let us know if there's something you want us to release as a priority! 

We also have something exciting planned with Vercel and Stripe ... [stay tuned](https://twitter.com/rauchg/status/1331021818681978881).

### Get started

- Start using Supabase today: [app.supabase.io](https://app.supabase.io/)
- Make sure to [star us on GitHub](https://github.com/supabase/supabase)
- Follow us [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/supabase_io)
- Become a [sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/supabase)