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Rauthy vs Supabase Auth

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted identity & sso options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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Rauthy Lightweight OpenID Connect provider written in Rust VS SU Supabase Auth Small JWT-based user authentication API service
FeatureRauthySupabase Auth
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score84 · Excellent87 · Excellent
CategoryIdentity & SSOIdentity & SSO
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageRustGo
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 1,339★ 2,569
First released20232017
ReplacesKeycloak, Auth0Auth0

What are Rauthy and Supabase Auth?

Rauthy

Rauthy is an open-source, security-focused OpenID Connect provider and single sign-on solution written in Rust. It is designed to be lightweight and fully self-hosted with minimal resource usage.

  • Lightweight OIDC provider
  • Passkey support
  • Low memory footprint
  • Single binary option

Supabase Auth

GoTrue is a lightweight JSON Web Token based authentication API for managing users and sessions, originally from Netlify and extended by Supabase. It is self-hosted as a small Go service.

  • JWT-based auth API
  • Email and OAuth login
  • Lightweight Go service
  • Self-hostable

Rauthy vs Supabase Auth: key differences

Rauthy is written in Rust, while Supabase Auth is built with Go. Licensing differs — Apache-2.0 for Rauthy versus MIT for Supabase Auth. Supabase Auth is the more established project (first released 2017), while Rauthy arrived in 2023.

Why pick each one

Choose Rauthy if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Rust
Rauthy details

Choose Supabase Auth if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.6k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Go
Supabase Auth details

Frequently asked questions

Is Rauthy or Supabase Auth better?

Neither is universally better. Supabase Auth has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Rauthy and Supabase Auth free and open-source?

Yes. Rauthy is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Supabase Auth under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Rauthy and Supabase Auth with Docker?

Rauthy: yes. Supabase Auth: yes.

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