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Portainer vs Supabase

Technical hardware and popularity breakdown for self-hosting Portainer and Supabase on cloud VPS servers.

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Candidate A

Portainer

portainer/portainer
★ 0

Centralized container management GUI for Docker, Docker Swarm, and Kubernetes environments.

Min RAM
512 MB
Lower RAM
CPU Cores
1 vCPU
Disk Storage
10 GB
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Candidate B

Supabase

supabase/supabase
★ 0

Open-source Firebase alternative providing Postgres database, Authentication, Instant APIs, and Storage.

Min RAM
4 GB
CPU Cores
2 vCPU
Disk Storage
30 GB
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Full Technical Benchmark Breakdown

Specification Portainer Supabase Advantage
Primary Category devops databases —
Minimum RAM Required 512 MB 4 GB Portainer (3.5 GB lighter)
GitHub Stars ★ 0 ★ 0 Portainer (+0 stars)
GitHub Forks 0 0 Portainer
License FOSS FOSS Open-Source
Primary Language N/A N/A —
Docker Image portainer/portainer-ce:latest supabase/studio:latest Both Container Ready
Multi-App Server Sizing

Can You Run Both Portainer & Supabase Together?

Yes! Running both simultaneously requires approximately 7 GB RAM including host OS and Docker daemon buffers. A single standard $6-$10/mo cloud VPS easily hosts both without bottlenecks.

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