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Comparison · Vector Databases · weekly run Nov 2
Supabase vs TiDB
Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?
The short answer
Supabase is the stronger AI pick in Vector Databases: it has a visibility score of 5.7 versus 1.9 for TiDB.
Choose Supabase if…
- You want the brand AI engines rank higher (5.7 vs 1.9)
- You want a lower entry price ($25 vs $400)
- You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
- You need ISO 27001 or HIPAA (BAA available) coverage
Choose TiDB if…
- You need ISO/IEC 27001:2013 or GDPR or CCPA coverage
- You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)
- Usage-based pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers
AI visibility side by side
Latest weekly run · Nov 2
| Metric | Supabase | TiDB |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility score | 5.7% | 1.9% |
| Change vs last week | New | New |
| Rank in Vector Databases | #12 | #20 |
| Share of voice | 2.2% | 0.7% |
| Mentions this run | 11 | 3 |
| Positive in AI answers | 18% | — |
The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days
Supabase 0pp · TiDB 0pp over 0 weekly runs.
Engine by engine
Supabase leads on 2 of 3 engines
ChatGPT
AI Mode
Perplexity
SupabaseTiDB
Head to head in AI answers
0 engine answers name both brands
0Supabase ranked higher
0TiDB ranked higher
Features, pricing & fit
| Dimension | Supabase | TiDB |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat tiers | Usage-based |
| Entry price | Free; paid from $25 / mo | Free; paid from $400 / mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Hosted cloud in AWS regions across the US, EU and Asia Pacific, or self-hosted open source | Managed cloud service (TiDB Cloud), bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) deployment in the customer's cloud account, and self-managed open source |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA (BAA available) | ISO/IEC 27001:2013, SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA |
| Support | 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) | Online documentation and setup guides, FAQs, Contact sales |
| Founded | 2020 | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Remote-first, United States | Sunnyvale, California |
| Employees | 201–500 | 501–1,000 |
| Funding | Series D · $1000M raised | Series A |
| Best for | Teams building production applications on Postgres that want auth, storage, realtime and vector search in one backend | Teams building AI agents and agentic workloads that need vectors, transactions and analytics in one database |
Plans side by side
TiDB
Starter$0month
Essential (Public Preview)$400month (compute from)
Premium (Public Preview)$1,800month (compute from)
Dedicated$1,376month (cluster from)
BYOC (Public Preview)Custom
TiDB Cloud Lake Personal (Public Preview)$1.6hour (warehouse compute from)
TiDB Cloud Lake Business (Public Preview)$2.4hour (warehouse compute from)
TiDB Cloud Lake Dedicated (Public Preview)Custom
Pros and cons
Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand
Supabase
- Integrates smoothly with Firebase and Supabase
- Zero extra infrastructure when already running Postgres via Supabase
- Pay nothing extra for pgvector on an existing database
- Minimal operational overhead for existing Postgres clusters
- Offers vector search via pgvector, with customers paying only for the database
TiDB
Profile in progress.
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Supabase vs TiDB”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/supabase-vs-tidb, data of Nov 2, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.