# Cohesivity vs Supabase

Supabase: “Build in a weekend. Scale to millions.”

You ask your coding agent to add a database. With Supabase it stops and waits: someone has to create an account, spin up a project, and paste the keys back before the app can store a single row. That pause is what this page is about.

Supabase is good software. Postgres, auth, storage, edge functions, realtime, pgvector, a dashboard people actually like, a large community behind it. Plenty of teams pick it for solid reasons, and nothing here argues otherwise. Cohesivity works a different way. One HTTP API, called by the agent while it builds, provisions the backend with no signup. A new project runs for 72 hours, then you claim it if it holds up. So the comparison is narrow: who does the setup, and whether anyone signs up at all.

side by side

## Cohesivity and Supabase, on the points that differ

__Comparison of Cohesivity and Supabase__
|                     | Cohesivity                                                                                                                                        | Supabase                                                                                                |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| signup to provision | None. The agent's first API call creates the project. You claim it later.                                                                         | Create a Supabase account and a project before you build.                                               |
| who sets it up      | Your coding agent, over one HTTP API.                                                                                                             | You, in the dashboard or CLI. Or an AI tool through Supabase's MCP, against a project you already made. |
| what you get        | Postgres, plus Redis, a vector store, object storage, hosting, auth, an AI gateway, a headless browser and an email inbox, all from the same API. | A focused backend around Postgres: auth, storage, edge functions, realtime, pgvector.                   |
| free to start       | The Free plan is $0\. A new project runs 72 hours with no card, then you claim it.                                                                | A free plan (you need a Supabase account to use it).                                                    |
| paid                | Plus $20, Pro $100, on one shared balance. Failed calls cost nothing.                                                                             | Paid plans for larger usage and teams.                                                                  |
| agent story         | Provisioning is the API, so it can happen inside the agent's first turn.                                                                          | A production-proven platform with an MCP server that connects a tool to a project you set up.           |

where Cohesivity fits

- Nobody signs up. The agent provisions the backend as it builds. No account, no project-creation step, no keys to paste before the app can reach a database.
- It is more than a Postgres box. The same API hands the app object storage, a vector store, hosting, auth, an AI gateway, a browser and an email address, without a separate signup for each.
- You can wait to commit. A project lives for 72 hours, so you watch it work first and then claim it. You are not making an account before you know the idea survives contact.

when Supabase is the better call

Pick Supabase if you want the dashboard. Its Studio, its SQL editor, its logs, its RLS policy UI are genuinely good, and when a human is going to sit and configure the backend, that is where Supabase shines.

Pick Supabase if you want the ecosystem and the track record. Years of production use, a large community, and answers already written for most edge cases you will hit.

The split is about workflow. Supabase is built for a person plus a dashboard. Cohesivity is built for an agent that provisions the backend for you. If the person and the dashboard are staying, Supabase is the stronger tool for that.

questions

### Is Cohesivity a Supabase alternative?

For one specific case, yes: you want an agent to stand up a backend with no signup. Cohesivity provisions a database plus storage, auth, hosting and AI over one API, and you claim the project later. Supabase is a Postgres-first platform you sign up for and configure yourself, or drive through its MCP against a project you already made. They cover similar backend pieces. They differ on who sets it up and whether an account comes first.

### Do I need an account to use Cohesivity like I do with Supabase?

No. A new project runs 72 hours with no card and no signup, so the agent starts building right away. You claim it with one approval when you want to keep it.

### Does Cohesivity use Postgres like Supabase?

Yes. Cohesivity provisions a managed Postgres database, among other services. The agent reaches it over HTTP and wires it into your app.

### Can my agent set up the backend on its own?

That is the model. The agent creates a project and provisions services with HTTP calls, with no dashboard in between. Supabase also has an MCP server, but it connects a tool to a project you already created after signing up.

related comparisons

Supabase details verified 2026-07-22 from supabase.com. Cohesivity details from its own docs. Pricing and free-tier terms change, so check current specifics with each provider.

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