A Supabase alternative for teams that only need Postgres, hosted in the EU
Supabase is a whole backend: database, auth, storage, realtime and functions. If what you actually use is the Postgres database, Zektor gives you that as a managed service, run by a German company on German infrastructure.
Side by side
| Supabase | Zektor | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Supabase, Inc. (USA) | Akcan-IT, a German company |
| Infrastructure | AWS; EU regions include Frankfurt, Ireland and Paris | Hetzner (a German provider), servers in Nuremberg, Falkenstein and Helsinki |
| Product | Backend platform built around Postgres | Managed PostgreSQL, plus Valkey for caching |
| Pricing | Organisation plans plus usage | A plan per database from €5/month, storage €0.15/GB above the plan |
| Backups | Depends on plan | Daily backups, point-in-time recovery, branches from any backup |
Based on Supabase's public information, checked October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
Where Supabase is the better fit
- A complete backend: auth, file storage, realtime and edge functions next to the database
- A large community, many tutorials and a generous free tier
- Client libraries for most languages and frameworks
Choose Supabase if: You want auth, storage and realtime from one provider and the US parent company is not a concern.
What Zektor gives you
- Managed PostgreSQL on Hetzner servers in Germany and Finland
- A German company as your provider; a DPA is available on request
- Daily backups and point-in-time recovery to any second
- Database branches from any backup, each with its own credentials
- Storage that grows separately from CPU and RAM
- Plans from €5/month; you can try a database without signing up
Choose Zektor if: You run your own backend, need a plain managed Postgres, and want the provider and the servers to be in the EU.
Moving from Supabase
It is standard PostgreSQL on both sides: dump your database with pg_dump, create a database on Zektor and restore it with pg_restore. Then point your app at the new connection string. The migration guide walks through it step by step.
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