QueryBear vs Supabase MCP

Any Postgres vs Supabase-hosted only

Supabase MCP is a great fit if your database lives on Supabase. QueryBear works with any Postgres — managed, self-hosted, RDS, Neon, Crunchy, behind a VPN — with a stronger gateway layer on top.

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Key Differences

Database support

QueryBear

Any Postgres, MySQL, or SQLite. Connection-string based.

Supabase MCP

Supabase-hosted only.

Permission model

QueryBear

Application-level allowlist + column blocking, on top of any Postgres role.

Supabase MCP

Supabase RLS. Strong, but only if you've configured RLS already.

Audit log

QueryBear

Per-workspace, queryable from the dashboard.

Supabase MCP

Supabase logging stack. Useful if you live in Supabase, less so if you don't.

Multi-tenant

QueryBear

Built-in via OAuth + per-workspace credentials.

Supabase MCP

Tied to Supabase project structure.

Feature Comparison

Feature

QueryBear

Supabase MCP

Works with non-Supabase databases

Yes.

No.

Read-only enforcement

Parser-level.

Role-level (Supabase RLS-aware).

Column blocking

Yes, application-level.

Via RLS / column-level grants.

Row limit / timeout

Default 1000 / 5s.

Project-level statement timeout.

Audit log

Yes, queryable.

Supabase logs.

MCP auth

OAuth DCR.

Supabase OAuth.

Branching support

Not directly.

Yes, via Supabase branches.

UI for non-engineers

Yes.

Supabase Studio.

Pricing

$49/mo flat.

Free with Supabase project; depends on Supabase plan.

Works with non-Supabase databases

QueryBear

Yes.

Supabase MCP

No.

Read-only enforcement

QueryBearParser-level.

Supabase MCPRole-level (Supabase RLS-aware).

Column blocking

QueryBear

Yes, application-level.

Supabase MCPVia RLS / column-level grants.

Row limit / timeout

QueryBearDefault 1000 / 5s.

Supabase MCPProject-level statement timeout.

Audit log

QueryBear

Yes, queryable.

Supabase MCPSupabase logs.

MCP auth

QueryBearOAuth DCR.

Supabase MCPSupabase OAuth.

Branching support

QueryBearNot directly.

Supabase MCP

Yes, via Supabase branches.

UI for non-engineers

QueryBear

Yes.

Supabase MCPSupabase Studio.

Pricing

QueryBear$49/mo flat.

Supabase MCPFree with Supabase project; depends on Supabase plan.

When to Choose What

Choose QueryBear if...

Your Postgres is not on Supabase
You want a stronger application-level allowlist than role grants
You want the same gateway across multiple databases (Postgres, MySQL, SQLite)
You want an explicit audit log queryable from the same UI

Choose Supabase MCP if...

Your database lives on Supabase
You already use Supabase RLS extensively
You want native branch support for agent experiments

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