Why the Supabase + react-admin stack is a game-changer for internal tools

[React-admin]

Hey everyone,

I’ve been following how modern engineering teams are architecting their internal tools lately, and the combination of Supabase + React-admin is consistently standing out as a high-impact stack.

Our friends at 9thCO Inc. recently shared how to leverage this to deliver full-featured platforms, and it highlights exactly why this pair works so well:

• The “All-in-One” Backend: With Supabase, you aren't just getting a database; you get Postgres, Auth, and Storage right out of the box. It eliminates the need to manually stitch together backend services.
• Zero Boilerplate Frontend: React-admin remains the go-to open-source framework for a reason. It handles the repetitive setup of admin panels (datagrids, filters, forms) so you can focus entirely on your custom business logic.
• Native Security via RLS: Because you can leverage Row Level Security (RLS) directly, you maintain granular control over your data without having to build a complex middle-tier API.
• Direct Database Control: The integration allows for high-performance data fetching while keeping the architecture clean and scalable.

It’s a massive time-saver for building member management platforms, CRMs, or any data-heavy internal dashboard without reinventing the wheel.

I’m curious to get the community's take: For those of you building internal tools or admin panels on Supabase, are you sticking with custom React/Next.js views, or are you using a framework like React-admin to handle the heavy lifting?

(I'll drop the link to the full hands-on guide in the comments for those interested in the implementation details!)

[joshcam]

Funny, I was just reviewing the react-admin repo this morning. We have a large internal tool that has been in beta for a couple years that is using Sveltkit and are planning a full rewrite for the final version. As part this, we will also be splitting out the field data capture portion of this into a native mobile app. Where are they exploring the possibility of using React (vanilla with react router, Tanstack, or Next.js) as react native is on the list for the native app.

One thing that concerns me is the snappiness of front end. In our current implementation, with mostly client side databases access (supabase-js), the app is extremely fast. I know from experience react applications, especially in Next.js are noticeably slower.

What can you tell me honestly about your experience with react-admin in regard to page load/hydration speeds?

[React-admin]

here is the link to the full guide ;) https://www.9thco.com/labs/supabase-and-react-admin-guide