BackupDrill

What it is

Automated backups of Supabase databases and Storage files to your own S3, R2, or B2 bucket, with scheduled restore drills that verify recovery works.

Questions from the bench

Where do my backups actually live?

Backups are stored in your own S3, R2, B2, or Wasabi bucket where you hold the keys. During backup, data streams through BackupDrill's workers and is never written to their disks. Restore drills download snapshots into an isolated temporary sandbox that is destroyed after verification. All snapshots remain yours if you cancel.

How is BackupDrill different from Supabase PITR?

Supabase PITR costs $100/month per project and does not cover Storage files. BackupDrill provides verified daily snapshots of both database and Storage files together, starting at $19/month. For sub-24-hour recovery points, you can run both services as they solve different problems.

What happens in a restore drill?

BackupDrill downloads your latest snapshot into an isolated temporary sandbox, provisions a temporary Postgres, and restores into it. The drill verifies archive SHA256, pg_restore completion, table count matches, that populated tables restored non-empty, and sampled SHA256 checks on Storage files when included. Wall-clock restore time is measured, then the sandbox and instance are destroyed and the report is emailed to you.

How do I get started?

Sign up at app.backupdrill.com with no credit card. Click Connect Supabase and pick your project, then point BackupDrill at your own S3, R2, or B2 bucket. Your first backup runs automatically within minutes of connecting, followed by a free restore drill.