Option A
Plain
SaaS
A modern customer support platform.
Plain is a customer-support tool built for engineers — multi-channel inbox, deep API, and a Linear-grade UX.
- Founded
- 2020
- Team
- 11-50
- Listing
- Free (nofollow)
- Listed
- May 2026
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Plain vs Supabase
Side-by-side comparison of two indie startups from the Startup Spotlight directory.
Option B
Supabase
SaaS
The open-source Firebase alternative.
Supabase gives every project a Postgres database, auth, storage, edge functions, and realtime — open source and self-hostable.
- Founder
- Paul Copplestone
- Founded
- 2020
- Team
- 51-200
- Listing
- Free (nofollow)
- Listed
- May 2026