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Supabase is a popular backend-as-a-service that bundles Postgres, auth, real-time subscriptions, and storage behind a client-side SDK. This means you need to lock your code into their SDK. Specific takes a different approach: instead of routing everything through an SDK, your coding agent defines the infrastructure it needs in a configuration file, and your code uses standard tools to interact with it.
SupabaseSpecific
Agent integrationNot designed for agentsAgent-first
Frontend deploymentNot includedFull service deployment
Backend servicesOnly Typescriopt edge functionsAny language and any framework
Database accessVia supabase-js SDK or REST APIStandard Postgres connection, any ORM
AuthBuilt-in (Supabase Auth)Use any auth library or service of your choosing
Real-timeSDK-based subscriptionsBuilt-in sync engine that works with any stack
StorageSDK-based file storageS3-compatible, any S3 client
Local developmentSupabase CLI (Docker-based)specific dev (no Docker)

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Designed for coding agents

Supabase is built around a web dashboard and SDK documentation aimed at human developers. Setting up a project, configuring auth providers, and managing storage policies all happen through the dashboard. Specific is designed from the ground up so that coding agents can define, deploy, and troubleshoot your entire infrastructure. Your agent writes a config file, runs CLI commands, and gets structured feedback it can act on. No dashboard clicks needed to make infrastructure changes. Your infrastructure stays in sync with your code.

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No SDK required

Supabase routes most interactions through its supabase-js SDK, like database queries, auth, file uploads, and real-time subscriptions. Your application code becomes tightly coupled to this SDK. Specific exposes standard interfaces: a Postgres database, S3-compatible endpoints, and environment variables. You use whatever stack you prefer with no lock-in.

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Full-stack deployment, not just backend

Supabase focuses on the backend layer. For your frontend, custom backend services, and background workers, you still need a separate deployment platform and need to manage the integration yourself. Specific deploys your entire stack — frontend, backend API, workers — from a single configuration. Everything is defined together and deployed together.

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Any language, any framework

Supabase Edge Functions run Deno. If your backend needs a different runtime, you’re on your own. With Specific, your services can be Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, or anything else. You pick the stack, Specific runs it.

Quickstart

Clone an example project and get familiar with Specific

Installation and usage

Install Specific for your own project and get started building