DigitalOcean Managed Databases vs Supabase
Zero of fourteen models named DigitalOcean Managed Databases first on the direct prompt; zero named Supabase. DigitalOcean Managed Databases was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Supabase by nine and DigitalOcean Managed Databases carries 19 labels and Supabase 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the managed relational databases page.
By framing
DigitalOcean Managed DatabasesFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSupabase
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, DigitalOcean Managed Databases and Supabase were named in the same answer thirty-six times, of the 58 answers naming DigitalOcean Managed Databases and the 82 naming Supabase. In those answers Supabase took the first choice fourteen times and DigitalOcean Managed Databases seven.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
DigitalOcean Managed Databases Supabase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, DigitalOcean Managed Databases on the left and Supabase on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Supabase18%#2 of 8DigitalOcean Managed Databases15%#4 of 8DigitalOcean Managed Databases9%#5 of 9Supabase7%#6 of 9DigitalOcean Managed Databases0%#– of 8Supabase0%#– of 8What the models said about DigitalOcean Managed Databases
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“the best managed relational database service is usually DigitalOcean Managed Databases because it offers transparent starting prices” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“If you want the absolute lowest ongoing managed PostgreSQL price with no vendor lock-in, DigitalOcean at ~$15/mo is the current sweet spot” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“The Winner: For most small businesses balancing ease-of-use with cost, DigitalOcean is usually the safest bet” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Supabase
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“you must be cautious about adopting it for long-term, enterprise-scale relational workloads” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you're just starting and want a free tier that doesn't expire, Supabase or Neon are excellent.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Supabase or Neon (both serverless PostgreSQL) stand out as the best managed relational database services” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“My overall pick: For most small companies with limited budgets, Supabase is the best value” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.