Reviewers see Supabase as a fast, practical backend for shipping products, especially early on. The most common praise is the all-in-one setup: Postgres, auth, storage, realtime, and edge functions without much infrastructure work, plus strong docs, a clean dashboard, and less lock-in than Firebase. Founders of products like and echo that, citing real Postgres, self-hosting, and accessible admin tools. Complaints are narrower: some docs are hard to find, edge function cold starts can lag, and pricing or free-tier limits can pinch as teams grow.