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PartyKit vs Supabase
Trust Score comparison · March 2026
VS
Trust Score Δ
24
🏆 Supabase wins
Signal Comparison
15k / wknpm downloads1.8M / wk
80 commitsCommits (90d)156 commits
2k ★GitHub stars73k ★
20 q'sStack Overflow6.4k q's
GrowingCommunityVery High
PartyKitSupabase
Key Differences
| Factor | PartyKit | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | Apache 2.0 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Free tier | — | ✓ Yes |
| Open Source | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| TypeScript | ✓ | ✓ |
Pick PartyKit if…
- Building collaborative editing, multiplayer games, or live cursors on the edge
- Real-time features without managing WebSocket infrastructure
- Apps that need persistent server-side state co-located with edge compute
Pick Supabase if…
- You want Postgres with a built-in REST API and realtime support
- You need storage, auth, and database in one platform
- You want an open-source Firebase alternative
Side-by-side Quick Start
PartyKit
// server.ts (PartyKit server)
import type * as Party from 'partykit/server';
export default class MyServer implements Party.Server {
constructor(readonly room: Party.Room) {}
onMessage(message: string, sender: Party.Connection) {
this.room.broadcast(message, [sender.id]);
}
}Supabase
import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js';
const supabase = createClient(
process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL,
process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY
);
const { data, error } = await supabase
.from('tools')
.select('*')
.order('trust_score', { ascending: false });Community Verdict
Based on upvoted notes🏆
Supabase wins this comparison
Trust Score 95 vs 71 · 24-point difference
Supabase leads on Trust Score with stronger signal data across downloads and community health. That said, the other tool is worth considering if your use case matches its specific strengths above.