zenstack

The premium Open Source alternative to Supabase

🎯 Best for:TypeScript developers using Prisma who want automated, secure API generation.

What is zenstack?

An open-source alternative to Supabase or Firebase for TypeScript developers. It extends Prisma with a modeling language for access control and automatically generates type-safe APIs and frontend hooks.

Tech Stack
TypeScriptBackend & Auth

Why zenstack?

  • Declarative access control
  • Reduces boilerplate significantly
  • Native Prisma compatibility

Limitations

  • Requires learning ZModel syntax
  • Build-step dependency
  • Relatively new ecosystem
3/5/2026
Last Update
133
Forks
156
Issues
MIT
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Supabase)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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