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Managed relational databases · November 2026 Edition

Azure SQL Database vs Supabase

Zero of fourteen models named Azure SQL Database first on the direct prompt; zero named Supabase. Azure SQL Database was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Supabase by twelve and Azure SQL Database carries 59 labels and Supabase 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Azure SQL Database

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Supabase

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share9%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate17%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5924A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Azure SQL Database reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Google Cloud SQL was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Amazon RDS vs Azure SQL Database · Amazon RDS vs Supabase · Azure SQL Database vs Google Cloud SQL

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

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Azure SQL DatabaseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSupabase
Direct00
Paraphrase502 against Supabase
Comparative10
Budget-constrained04
Scale-constrained00
Negative0010 against Azure SQL Database · 1 against Supabase
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Azure SQL Database and Supabase were named in the same answer fifty-one times, of the 164 answers naming Azure SQL Database and the 95 naming Supabase. In those answers Supabase took the first choice fourteen times and Azure SQL Database five.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Azure SQL Database and Supabase stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
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
Azure SQL Database Supabase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Azure SQL Database on the left and Supabase on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Azure SQL Database and Supabase stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

12 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL alternatives: Azure SQL Database
GPT-5.4 miniAmazon RDS alternatives: Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL Database
Gemini 3.5 FlashAmazon Aurora alternatives: AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, Azure SQL Database, CockroachDB Cloud, Google Cloud SQL, Neon, Supabase
Perplexity SonarAmazon RDS alternatives: Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL Database, CockroachDB, Google Cloud SQL, Supabase
Grok 4.20Google Cloud SQL alternatives: Amazon RDS, Azure SQL Database
DeepSeek V4 FlashAmazon RDS alternatives: Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL
Qwen 3.7 FlashAmazon RDS alternatives: Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL
Kimi K2Amazon RDS alternatives: Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL
GLM 4.7 FlashXAmazon RDS alternatives: Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL
MiniMax M2.5Amazon RDS alternatives: Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL
GPT-6 LunaAmazon RDS alternatives: Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL
Muse Glimmer 30BAmazon RDS alternatives: Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Mistral SmallAmazon RDS alternatives: Amazon Aurora, Google Cloud SQL
Llama 4 MaverickAmazon RDS alternatives: Amazon Aurora, Google Cloud SQL

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Supabase leads by twenty-six points.
Supabase29%#1 of 8
Azure SQL Database3%#7 of 8
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Azure SQL Database leads at mid-market.
Azure SQL Database9%#2 of 11
Supabase8%#5 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Azure SQL Database leads by sixteen points.
Azure SQL Database16%#3 of 8
Supabase0%#– of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Azure SQL Database

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“frequent 60‑second storage stalls, IOPS throttling, memory‑to‑core mismatches” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Also shows a high negative share (20% negative labels)” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Azure SQL Database, while generally robust, has resource caps and licensing implications that require careful planning” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start with Azure SQL Database if you're Microsoft-centric — it offers the best integration and cost optimization for predictable workloads.” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Azure SQL Database provides managed SQL Server capabilities across Azure with usage-based pricing and a free tier available.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“The Overall Leader: Amazon RDS / Aurora ... or Azure SQL Database, depending on your existing technology stack” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase 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. Six of seven in this category shown.

“can be attractive depending on your architecture, but I'd be more cautious for core production systems” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“These are rising for mid-sized B2B but less "enterprise battle-tested" than the big three.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Supabase, for example, pauses free projects after inactivity” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Go with Supabase or Neon if you are building a new web app, want a free tier that lasts months” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Supabase (PostgreSQL) and Google Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL or MySQL) are your best bets” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“If you're just starting out: Use Neon (free tier) or Supabase (free tier).” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.