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Architecture comparison

GitLab vs Supabase

Supabase runs closer to the foundational model (Middleware / wrapper) than GitLab (Off the LLM map (in-house non-LLM ML)). No shared foundational model — different bets.

GitLab

DevTools

Proximity
Off the LLM map (in-house non-LLM ML)
Models
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Cloud · datastore
GCPPostgreSQLRedisElasticsearch
Compliance
SOC2ISO 27001FedRAMPHIPAAGDPR
Architecture

GitLab.com is primarily hosted on Google Cloud Platform in the us-east1 region, with most application services running on multiple Kubernetes clusters and core datastores (PostgreSQL, Gitaly, Redis, Elasticsearch) running outside Kubernetes. Secret management uses Google KMS for GCP services and Chef Encrypted Data Bags for other host secrets.

Supabase

DevTools

Proximity
Middleware / wrapper
Models
middleware / wrappers
Cloud · datastore
AWSPostgreSQL (pgvector)
Compliance
SOC 2
Architecture

Postgres backend-as-a-service; AI via pgvector + partner embeddings.

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