Supabase Opens Multigres Private Alpha for Automatic Postgres Failover.

Multigres is now in private alpha, adding automatic failover for Supabase Postgres databases. If a database fails, a standby copy takes over on its own. Data that the app has already saved is not lost.

The LinkedIn post describes Multigres as high availability for Supabase Postgres. It is currently available by request rather than as a general release.

Multigres gives a Supabase Postgres project a standby copy of its database. When the database fails, that standby takes over automatically. The takeover does not require someone to switch copies manually after the failure occurs.

The update addresses two separate parts of database failure. The first is availability: another copy can take over without waiting for a manual intervention. The second is data protection: information already written by the app is retained when that takeover happens.

Private alpha status means access is controlled while Supabase develops the feature. Eligible organisations need to request access, even if they already use a paid plan. The announcement does not describe an automatic activation route for existing projects.

Multigres arrives alongside other Postgres work from Supabase, including the OrioleDB public beta on every plan and DBArena for reproducible Postgres benchmarks.

The alpha centres on one clear sequence: a database fails, its standby takes over automatically, and existing saved data remains intact. Paid organisations accepted into the alpha can test that behaviour with their Supabase Postgres setup.

What is Supabase Multigres?

Multigres is a high-availability feature for Supabase Postgres. If a database fails, a standby copy automatically takes over and data already saved by the app is not lost.

Which Supabase plan includes Multigres?

Organisations on paid plans can request access to the private alpha. The announcement does not provide separate pricing or further eligibility details.

When is Multigres available?

Multigres is currently in private alpha. Organisations using paid Supabase plans can request access now.