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pgvector vs Supabase

Enterprise evaluation of pgvector and Supabase across security, compliance, reliability, procurement evidence, adoption, and market movement.

Decision brief

Decision shape

Complementary stack roles

Do not score these as pure substitutes. Vector Databases: pgvector; Backend & Database: Supabase. Pick the role you need, then compare within that role.

Best OSS/self-hosted

pgvector

Start here when local control, inspectability, or self-hosting matters.

Best managed/production

Supabase

Strongest shortlist signal for API availability, docs, and operational maturity.

Decision notes

Adoption proof: Supabase

Reviews: No developer reviews yet

Repo stars: pgvector

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pgvector has no developer reviews yet.pgvector has no public adoption proof yet.Supabase has no developer reviews yet.

Evidence links

pgvector docs pgvector repo Supabase docs Supabase repo

Missing evidence and weekly return

pgvector: verified adoptionpgvector: benchmark dataSupabase: benchmark data

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Enterprise evidence matrix

pgvector

Vector Databases

Pricing: Open source
Open source: Yes
API: Available
Rating: No reviews
GitHub: 21,963 stars
Adoption: Public evidence pending
Benchmark: No benchmark data
Commercial model: Inferred
Open source profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review.
Source
Reliability: Missing
No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached
Security/compliance: Missing
No security, trust, or compliance source attached
Integration fit: Source linked
API available with docs/profile signal
Source
Adoption proof: Inferred
Public saves/reviews indicate evaluator interest

Supabase

Backend & Database

Pricing: Freemium
Open source: Yes
API: Available
Rating: No reviews
GitHub: Repo linked
Adoption: 7 adoptions
Benchmark: No benchmark data
Commercial model: Inferred
Freemium profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review.
Source
Reliability: Missing
No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached
Security/compliance: Missing
No security, trust, or compliance source attached
Integration fit: Source linked
API available with docs/profile signal
Source
Adoption proof: Verified
7 verified adoption signals

Feature	pgvector	Supabase
Category	Vector Databases	Backend & Database
Pricing	Open source	Freemium
Open source
API available
Rating	No reviews	No reviews
GitHub stars	21,963	Repo linked
Adoption	Public evidence pending	7 adoptions
Benchmark	No benchmark data	No benchmark data
Commercial model	Inferred Open source profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review. Source	Inferred Freemium profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review. Source
Reliability	Missing No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached	Missing No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached
Security/compliance	Missing No security, trust, or compliance source attached	Missing No security, trust, or compliance source attached
Integration fit	Source linked API available with docs/profile signal Source	Source linked API available with docs/profile signal Source
Adoption proof	Inferred Public saves/reviews indicate evaluator interest	Verified 7 verified adoption signals

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