Pinecone vs Supabase

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Pinecone is the stronger AI pick in Vector Databases: it has a visibility score of 71.8 versus 5.7 for Supabase, and ranks ahead in 91% of the answers that name both.

Choose Pinecone if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (71.8 vs 5.7)
You want a lower entry price ($20 vs $25)
AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 18% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II or HIPAA or GDPR coverage

Choose Supabase if…

You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or HIPAA (BAA available) coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than usage-based

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Pinecone	Supabase
Visibility score	71.8%	5.7%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Vector Databases	#1	#12
Share of voice	14%	2.2%
Mentions this run	66	11
Positive in AI answers	57%	18%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Pinecone 0pp · Supabase 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Pinecone leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

77%

10.4%

AI Mode

77.4%

5.9%

Perplexity

61.1%

0.9%

PineconeSupabase

Head to head in AI answers

11 engine answers name both brands

10Pinecone ranked higher

1Supabase ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Pinecone	Supabase
Best vector database for startups	AI Mode	#1	#4
Top vector database options for B2B SaaS companies	AI Mode	#1	#7
Compare the leading Vector Databases platforms	ChatGPT	#1	#9
Most affordable vector database that is still reliable	ChatGPT	#4	#6
How much does a vector database cost per month?	ChatGPT	#3	#5
How much does a vector database cost per month?	AI Mode	#1	#5
Is there a free vector database for small teams?	ChatGPT	#5	#2
What is the typical pricing model for Vector Databases software?	ChatGPT	#1	#5
Official website of the top vector database vendors	Perplexity	#1	#11
Where can I sign up for a vector database?	ChatGPT	#1	#5
Where can I sign up for a vector database?	AI Mode	#1	#7

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Pinecone	Supabase
Pricing model	Usage-based	Flat tiers
Entry price	Free; paid from $20 / mo	Free; paid from $25 / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Fully managed cloud service, with an optional bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) deployment	Hosted cloud in AWS regions across the US, EU and Asia Pacific, or self-hosted open source
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA (BAA available)
Support	Community support via Discord on Starter, Free support with response SLAs available via Developer or Pro add-on, Pro support included on Enterprise and BYOC, Dedicated customer success and support SLAs on Enterprise	Community support (Free plan), Email support (Pro plan), Priority email support and SLAs (Team plan), 24x7 premium enterprise support and private Slack channel (Enterprise plan)
Founded	2019	2020
Headquarters	New York, NY	Remote-first, United States
Employees	51–200	201–500
Funding	Series B · $138M raised	Series D · $1000M raised
Best for	Production AI applications, from solo developers and small teams to mission-critical enterprise deployments	Teams building production applications on Postgres that want auth, storage, realtime and vector search in one backend