Product overview — Authentication & Identity Low

Supabase Auth

Supabase Auth is product-embedded authentication designed to pair login with Postgres-first authorization (RLS). Choose it when you want one cohesive stack and standard CIAM requirements.

Sources linked — see verification below.

Freshness & verification

Last updated 2026-02-09 Intel generated 2026-02-06 2 sources linked

Who is this best for?

This is the fastest way to decide whether Supabase Auth is in the right neighborhood.

Best for
  • Teams building on Supabase who want integrated auth + database patterns
  • SaaS products that want Postgres-first authorization with RLS
  • Startups prioritizing speed-to-market with a cohesive platform
  • Apps with standard CIAM needs and predictable auth flows
  • Teams that want fewer vendors and simpler infrastructure
Who should avoid
  • Enterprise SSO and SCIM provisioning are immediate requirements
  • You need maximum CIAM flexibility and enterprise integrations now
  • Your stack is mobile-first and heavily invested in Firebase ecosystem
  • You want cloud-provider primitives and minimal platform coupling
  • You need workforce IAM governance (Okta/Entra use case)

Sources & verification

Pricing and behavioral information comes from public documentation and structured research. When information is incomplete or volatile, we prefer to say so rather than guess.

  1. https://supabase.com/auth ↗
  2. https://supabase.com/docs/guides/auth ↗