What is Supabase?
Supabase is a backend-as-a-service platform built on Postgres that bundles authentication, storage, realtime, and edge functions. As of mid-2026, a significant majority of its databases are launched by AI agents rather than humans.
Release history
- Jul 2026 - Paul Copplestone stated that Supabase can measure 60% of databases launched by an agent, but estimated the real figure is likely 90%, and that the number is in the millions.
- Jul 2026 - Paul Copplestone said that the entire Supabase stack has to be branchable.
In the discourse
Attributed discussion of Supabase.
Over 90% of databases at Databricks Neon are created by AI agents, not humans.
“At data bricks neon, which is their superbase competitor, over 90% of the databases are built by agents, not by humans.”Jason Lemkin · 28 May 2026
Databricks Neon: a Supabase competitor where >90% of database creation is already agent-driven, making it a leading indicator of agentic infrastructure adoption.
“At data bricks neon, which is their superbase competitor, over 90% of the databases are built by agents, not by humans.”Jason Lemkin · 28 May 2026
At least 60% of Supabase databases are launched by an AI agent, with the true figure estimated at around 90%, amounting to millions of database launches per month.
“We can measure 60% of databases get launched by an agent but more likely it's like 90% and it's in the millions.”Paul Copplestone · 23 Jul 2026
Supabase is building a fully branchable stack as core infrastructure for agent-driven development, positioning it as a foundational platform in the agentic software era.
“The entire superbase stack has to be branchable.”Paul Copplestone · 23 Jul 2026