# Azure SQL Database vs Supabase Comparison | | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 241 | 47 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (39.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (83.7% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Azure SQL Database Pros: - Scalability (26 reviews) - Integrations (16 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (25 reviews) - Complexity Issues (7 reviews) ### Supabase Pros: - Ease of Use (9 reviews) - Features (7 reviews) Cons: - Beginner Unfriendliness (2 reviews) - Expensive (2 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (198 reviews) | 9.3 (39 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (197 reviews) | 9.0 (40 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (111 reviews) | 9.3 (35 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.6 (85 reviews) | 9.3 (14 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.8 (190 reviews) | 8.5 (30 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (81 reviews) | 9.8 (9 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.6 (183 reviews) | 9.4 (37 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Azure SQL Database #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Supabase #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Azure SQL Database** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Self-registration and self-service** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Consent and preference management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Social login** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Customer data linking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### AI Authentication Risk Management - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Adaptive MFA** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Fraudulent Login Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Authentication Policies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Risk-Based Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### AI Biometric & Behavioral Analysis - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Behavioral Biometric Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Liveness Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Account Recovery Assistants** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Constraint Enforcement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Database Management Systems (DBMS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Azure SQL Database** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | 9.0/10 | 10 | #### Management | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Data dictionary** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | | **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | | **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | | **Performance Analysis** | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | #### Maintenance | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Data Migration** | Not enough data | 9.4 (8 reviews) | | **Backup and Recovery** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | | **Multi-User Environment** | Not enough data | 8.5 (9 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | | **User Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.4 (9 reviews) | ### Relational Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Azure SQL Database** | 8.9/10 | 111 | | **Supabase** | 9.1/10 | 9 | #### Management | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Data Schema** | 8.9 (74 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | 9.3 (74 reviews) | Not enough data | | **ACID - Complaint** | 8.7 (68 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Replication** | 8.6 (73 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Support | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Text Search** | 8.8 (75 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Types** | 8.7 (76 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Languages** | 8.7 (74 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Operating Systems** | 8.6 (74 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Database Locking** | 8.7 (72 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | 8.9 (76 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Encryption** | 9.1 (75 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Authentication** | 9.0 (76 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Performance | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Disaster Recovery** | 8.9 (75 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Concurrency** | 8.7 (71 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workload Management** | 8.7 (72 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Advanced Indexing** | 8.8 (68 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Query Optimizer** | 8.7 (71 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Database Features | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Storage** | 9.4 (101 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | | **Availability** | 9.4 (105 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | | **Stability** | 9.2 (101 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | 9.3 (103 reviews) | 9.3 (5 reviews) | | **Security** | 9.2 (103 reviews) | 9.4 (6 reviews) | | **Data Manipulation** | 8.6 (94 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | | **Query Language** | 8.8 (95 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | ### Application Development Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Azure SQL Database** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | 8.2/10 | 11 | #### Functionality | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | | **File Management** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | | **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | 7.1 (7 reviews) | | **Customization** | Not enough data | 7.2 (6 reviews) | | **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | | **Help Guides** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | | **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | ### Vector Database | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Azure SQL Database** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | 8.8/10 | 19 | #### Data Indexing | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Semantic Search** | Not enough data | 8.8 (15 reviews) | | **Indexing Data** | Not enough data | 9.3 (17 reviews) | #### Filters | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Accurate Search** | Not enough data | 8.3 (13 reviews) | | **Single Stage Filtering - Vector Database** | Not enough data | 8.8 (11 reviews) | ### Mobile Development Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Azure SQL Database** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Database as a Service (DBaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Azure SQL Database** | 8.8/10 | 85 | | **Supabase** | 9.2/10 | 8 | #### Configuration | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Application Performance** | 8.9 (78 reviews) | 9.6 (8 reviews) | | **Orchestration** | 8.5 (75 reviews) | 8.5 (8 reviews) | | **Database Monitoring** | 8.9 (80 reviews) | 9.4 (8 reviews) | | **Anomaly Detection** | 8.1 (72 reviews) | 9.4 (8 reviews) | | **Network Security** | 9.0 (77 reviews) | 9.8 (7 reviews) | #### Database Administration | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Provisioning** | 8.7 (76 reviews) | 9.8 (7 reviews) | | **Governance** | 8.8 (76 reviews) | 9.0 (7 reviews) | | **Auditing** | 8.7 (75 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | #### Availability | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Scalability** | 9.1 (81 reviews) | 9.6 (8 reviews) | | **Backup** | 9.2 (79 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | | **Archiving** | 8.6 (77 reviews) | 9.0 (7 reviews) | | **Indexing** | 9.0 (76 reviews) | 9.2 (8 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Data Masking** | 8.8 (66 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | | **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | 9.1 (69 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | | **Data Anonymization** | 8.6 (65 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | #### Data Management | Feature | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Data Replication** | 8.7 (71 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | | **Advanced Data Analytics** | 8.6 (65 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (2):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas), [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases) **Unique to Supabase (6):** [Application Development Platforms ](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-development-platforms), [Vector Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vector-database), [Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam), [Mobile Development Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development-platforms), [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms), [Emerging AI Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/emerging-ai-software) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Azure SQL Database | Supabase | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 27.4% | 83.7% | | **Mid-Market** | 33.5% | 16.3% | | **Enterprise** | 39.1% | 0% | ### By Industry #### Azure SQL Database - **Information Technology and Services:** 24.5% - **Computer Software:** 20.5% - **Financial Services:** 4.4% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.4% - **Accounting:** 3.1% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.1% - **Telecommunications:** 2.6% - **Education Management:** 2.6% - **Oil & Energy:** 2.6% - **Retail:** 1.7% - **Other:** 30.6% #### Supabase - **Information Technology and Services:** 27.5% - **Computer Software:** 25.0% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 7.5% - **Retail:** 5.0% - **Program Development:** 5.0% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 5.0% - **Consulting:** 2.5% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.5% - **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 2.5% - **Internet:** 2.5% - **Other:** 15.0% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Azure SQL Database - [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews) - [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (906 reviews) - [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews) - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) - [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1675 reviews) - [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (678 reviews) - [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (370 reviews) - [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews) ### Alternatives to Supabase - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2274 reviews) - [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (906 reviews) - [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1675 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews) - [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews) - [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (743 reviews) - [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (370 reviews) - [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (530 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4001 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Azure SQL Database - Title: [What is Azure SQL Database used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-azure-sql-database-used-for) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Azure SQL Database is a managed relational database service used for hosting, managing, and scaling SQL Server-based databases in the cloud. It is used for..." - Title: [Is Azure SQL Database free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-azure-sql-database-free) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "There is a free tier, but for production workload you have to pay." ### Supabase No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/azure-sql-database-vs-supabase-supabase)