Why hackers moved from Supabase to better-auth

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Supabase 1 hacker criticizes it
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better-auth 2 hackers recommend it

What hackers said about the move

“better-auth is amazing and made moving off supabase a lot less scary for. auth is very sticky.”
coreylane, 2026-02-25original comment ↗

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Supabase vs better-auth

Supabasebetter-auth
Hackers who recommend02
Hackers who criticize10
Moved away from it10
Moved to it02

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Supabase

No further criticism of Supabase captured yet.

Praise for better-auth

“it's really good and definitely would recommend to anyone.”
jakubriedl, 2026-05-07original comment ↗

Other moves from Supabase

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