Today we're launching Supabase Analytics Buckets in private alpha. These are a new kind of storage bucket optimized for analytics, with built-in support for the Apache Iceberg table format.
Analytics buckets are integrated into Supabase Studio, power table-level views instead of raw files, and can be queried using the new Supabase Iceberg Wrapper, also launching in alpha.
Apache Iceberg is a high-performance, open table format for large-scale analytics on object storage. It brings the performance and features of a database to the flexibility of flat files.
We chose Iceberg for its bottomless data model (append-only, immutable history), built-in snapshotting and versioning (time travel), and support for schema evolution. Iceberg is also an open standard widely supported across the ecosystem. Supabase is committed to open standards and portability, and Iceberg aligns with that goal by enabling users to move data in and out without being locked into proprietary formats.
Once your project has been accepted into the alpha release program, Analytics buckets can be created via Studio and the API. To create an analytics bucket, visit Storage > New bucket in Studio.
