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Dashy vs Supabase

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Dashy and Supabase — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Dashy vs Supabase: at a glance

FeatureDashySupabase
SectorInfra & APIsInfra & APIs, DevOps
Velocity score6.30.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesself-hosted-dashboard, widgets, oidc-auth, i18nsecure-defaults, breaking-changes, row-level-security, postgrest
Last editorial update1h ago12d ago
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What is Dashy?

After the 4.5.0 drag-and-drop release, Dashy has settled into translations and dependency patches

Dashy's 4.5.0 release was the substantive one — drag-and-drop editing of sections, items and widgets, a rebuilt GitHub stats widget on the official API, and richer number formatting in the custom-api widget. Everything since has been a single-PR patch release: two community translation contributions, three dependency bump batches, an out-of-memory fix from unclosed connection listeners, and OIDC post-logout redirect support. The tail is quiet by design rather than stalled.

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What is Supabase?

Supabase is closing its most-exploited default: tables stop being public unless you say so.

The last month is dominated by tightening defaults rather than adding surface. New tables in the public schema will no longer be auto-exposed to the Data and GraphQL APIs, pg_graphql stops being enabled by default, and the OAuth token endpoint is being corrected to return 200 per OAuth 2.1. Alongside that, custom OAuth/OIDC providers landed for Auth and an RLS Tester entered preview.

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Dashy vs Supabase: editorial side-by-side

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Dashy
INFRA · APIS
6.3

After the 4.5.0 drag-and-drop release, Dashy has settled into translations and dependency patches

◆ Current state

Dashy's 4.5.0 release was the substantive one — drag-and-drop editing of sections, items and widgets, a rebuilt GitHub stats widget on the official API, and richer number formatting in the custom-api widget. Everything since has been a single-PR patch release: two community translation contributions, three dependency bump batches, an out-of-memory fix from unclosed connection listeners, and OIDC post-logout redirect support. The tail is quiet by design rather than stalled.

◆ Where it's heading

The project is in the consolidation phase that follows a feature release, shipping one PR per version at a steady clip. Two threads still show forward motion: authentication is being rounded out, with OIDC post-logout redirects following the logout redirect option added in 4.5.0, and translation coverage is being filled in by contributors rather than maintainers. The widget system remains where the feature energy goes when it returns.

◆ Prediction

Expect the single-PR patch cadence to continue until enough widget or editing work accumulates for a 4.6 line. The OIDC additions suggest self-hosted single sign-on is the area most likely to see the next real feature.

Supabase logo
Supabase
INFRA · APISDEVOPS
0.0

Supabase is closing its most-exploited default: tables stop being public unless you say so.

◆ Current state

The last month is dominated by tightening defaults rather than adding surface. New tables in the public schema will no longer be auto-exposed to the Data and GraphQL APIs, pg_graphql stops being enabled by default, and the OAuth token endpoint is being corrected to return 200 per OAuth 2.1. Alongside that, custom OAuth/OIDC providers landed for Auth and an RLS Tester entered preview.

◆ Where it's heading

Supabase is paying down the security cost of its own convenience. Auto-exposing every public-schema table made the product fast to start with and easy to misconfigure; the fix is explicit Postgres grants, staged over six months from new projects in April to all existing projects on October 30. The RLS Tester is the same theme from the other side — the auto-exposure default only worked if row-level security was correct, and until now there was no way to check.

◆ Prediction

Expect the remaining rollout dates to hold and more of the developer experience to be rebuilt around explicit grants, with the RLS Tester graduating from preview as it becomes the tool people need to verify the new model. The October cutover for existing projects is the moment where this stops being an announcement and starts breaking things.

Alternatives to Dashy and Supabase

Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Dashy or Supabase.

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Recent activity from Dashy and Supabase

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1d agoDashyTraditional Chinese UI translations completed
  2. 4d agoDashyNine grouped dependency updates
  3. 6d agoDashySingle dependency bump for fast-uri
  4. 9d agoDashyMissing German translations added
  5. 11d agoDashyOut-of-memory crash from unclosed secureConnect listeners fixed
  6. 11d agoDashyTwo grouped dependency updates
  7. 3mo agoSupabaseDeprecation Notice: Dropping Support for Node.js 20
  8. 3mo agoSupabaseDeveloper Update - May 2026
  9. 3mo agoSupabaseBreaking Change: OAuth token endpoint will return HTTP 200 instead of 201
  10. 3mo agoSupabaseBreaking Change: Tables not exposed to Data and GraphQL API automatically
  11. 3mo agoSupabaseFragment of the no-auto-expose announcement
  12. 3mo agoSupabaseFeature Preview: RLS Tester

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Dashy and Supabase?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Dashy is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Dashy better than Supabase?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Dashy is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Dashy?

Top Dashy alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Dashy alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/dashy for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Supabase?

Top Supabase alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Supabase alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/supabase for the full list with editorial commentary on each.