Supabase vs Gitea

Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs

S

Supabase

The open source Firebase alternative

4.5
Editorial Rating
G

Gitea

Painless self-hosted Git service — lightweight GitHub alternative

4.4
Editorial Rating

Quick Comparison

Rating

4.5
vs
4.4

Starting Price

Free
vs
Free

Pricing Model

freemium
vs
free
Feature
Supabase
Gitea
PostgreSQL database
Authentication
Storage
Edge functions
Realtime
REST & GraphQL APIs
Git hosting
Issue tracking
CI/CD Actions
Package registry
Code review
Low resource usage

Supabase Pros

  • Open source — no vendor lock-in
  • Full PostgreSQL power (not a NoSQL compromise)
  • Best free tier in the backend-as-a-service space
  • Excellent developer experience and documentation
  • Row Level Security for fine-grained access control

Supabase Cons

  • Free projects pause after 1 week of inactivity
  • Self-hosting is complex to maintain
  • Smaller ecosystem than Firebase for mobile

Gitea Pros

  • Extremely lightweight — runs on a Raspberry Pi
  • GitHub-compatible CI/CD Actions
  • Easy single-binary install
  • Active community

Gitea Cons

  • Smaller ecosystem than GitHub/GitLab
  • Fewer built-in DevOps features
  • No cloud-hosted option from Gitea team

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