Tech riderRev. 4 Oct 2026
Supavisor
- 1Runs onAPI, self-hosted
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Deployment modelboth
- 4Connection poolingYes
- 5Query routingYes
- 6Load balancingYes
- 7Automatic failoverNo
- 8Supported databasesPostgreSQL
8 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
Overview
Supavisor is ranked #14 of 30 in database proxy software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.
Supavisor plans and pricing
All plansCompared on database proxy software
- Deployment model
- bothgithub.com
- Connection pooling
- Yesgithub.com
- Query routing
- Yesgithub.com
- Load balancing
- Yesgithub.com
- Automatic failover
- Nogithub.com
- Supported databases
- PostgreSQLgithub.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Supavisor is a scalable, cloud-native Postgres connection pooler.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Connection scale
- The project says a cluster can proxy millions of Postgres client connections into a stateful pool of native Postgres connections.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Tenant support
- Supavisor supports multi-tenant connections to multiple Postgres instances or clusters, as well as single-tenant use as a PgBouncer replacement.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Pool modes
- It supports transaction, session, and native pool modes.supabase.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Client credentials can be verified using tenant user records or an authentication query.supabase.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Observability
- The README describes tenant-level throughput visibility and a Prometheus metrics endpoint.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Management API
- The README lists an OpenAPI specification at `/api/openapi` and Swagger UI at `/swaggerui`.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The README describes cluster behavior that can restart tenant pools when clients reconnect after a node goes down.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Deployments
- The README says Supavisor supports rolling and blue-green deployment strategies.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment limit
- The README says Supavisor is not intended to run in a serverless environment and does not depend on Kubernetes.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The installation guide starts by setting up a PostgreSQL database for Supavisor tenant data and provides a Docker Compose command for PostgreSQL 14.supabase.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Prisma integration
- The Prisma guide says Supavisor pool modes behave like PgBouncer and can use the same connection string.supabase.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
- License and security reporting
- The repository is Apache-2.0 licensed and directs vulnerability reports to Supabase's HackerOne program.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2020github.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Database Proxy Software in 2026#14 of 30
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Sources
- github.com/supabase/supavisor· checked 4 Oct 2026
- supabase.github.io/supavisor/configuration/pool_modes/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- supabase.github.io/supavisor/connecting/authentication/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- supabase.github.io/supavisor/development/installation/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- supabase.github.io/supavisor/orms/prisma/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- github.com/supabase/supavisor/security· checked 4 Oct 2026