Supabase is a Postgres platform. You get a database, auth, storage, realtime and edge functions, and a large community around them. If that is what you want, it is a good choice. Apito starts from the API instead. You model your data once and get a GraphQL API and a REST API from that model, with auth, roles, file storage and schema versioning in the same console. Schema changes are staged first, and a person publishes them.
Updated October 2026 · Honest comparison · Not a drop-in clone
Fair table — Apito is not a drop-in clone of Supabase.
| Feature | Supabase | Apito |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Postgres platform with auth, storage, realtime and edge functions | API backend: GraphQL and REST from one schema, with auth, roles, storage and functions |
| Database on the hosted plans | Postgres | SQLite only on Cloud Free and Pro |
| REST API | Generated from your Postgres tables (PostgREST) | Generated from your schema at api.apito.io/secured/rest/<projectId> |
| GraphQL API | Available through the pg_graphql extension | Generated from your schema at api.apito.io/secured/graphql |
| Realtime | Realtime channels and Postgres change feeds | GraphQL subscriptions |
| Auth | Email, magic link, phone and many OAuth providers | Password, plus Google, Facebook, GitHub, X and LinkedIn |
| Schema changes | SQL migrations or dashboard edits | Staged changes with pending and history views; a person publishes |
| Client SDKs | Published SDKs for JS, Flutter, Swift, Kotlin and more | No published SDK yet; you call GraphQL or REST directly |
| Self-host | Docker stack | Open-source engine (AGPL-3.0) you run locally |
| Free start | Free tier | Free Cloud: 2 projects, no card needed |
Pick Supabase if you want Postgres with SQL-first tooling, published SDKs for most platforms and a big ecosystem of examples. Pick Apito if you want GraphQL and REST generated from one schema, schema changes that someone reviews before they go live, or a backend you can run on your own machine on SQLite.
Supabase has mature client libraries, Flutter included. Apito has no published SDK today. There are far more Supabase tutorials, templates and answered questions. Apito Cloud Free and Pro run SQLite. If you need hosted Postgres today, Apito Cloud is not it. Supabase supports magic links and phone login. Apito supports passwords and five OAuth providers.
Run the open-source engine on your machine. The install command is not printed here until it is confirmed. Or start on Cloud: create a free account at app.apito.io. Two projects, SQLite, no card needed. Questions: [email protected] or https://discord.gg/Xb7p2ddC6E.
No. The APIs, client code and auth setup are different. You recreate your schema in Apito and point your app at its GraphQL or REST endpoints.
No. Cloud Free and Pro run SQLite only.
Yes, through GraphQL subscriptions.
Email and password, plus Google, Facebook, GitHub, X and LinkedIn.
The engine is open source under AGPL-3.0.
Yes. Free Cloud gives you 2 projects on SQLite, and you don't need a card.
Clone a verified backend, inspect the schema, then continue in Free Cloud.