Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service that provides a Postgres database, authentication, and real-time capabilities. As a source in a streaming ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) workflow, Supabase enables real-time data extraction from its database, allowing applications to react instantly to data changes. Its WebSocket-based subscriptions and built-in event triggers make it an ideal source for event-driven architectures.

• Real-Time Analytics: Extract live database updates to feed analytics dashboards, ensuring up-to-date insights.

• Event-Driven Automation: Trigger workflows in response to database changes, such as sending notifications or updating external systems.
• Data Replication & Syncing: Stream database changes to external storage or processing systems for backup or integration.
• Live User Activity Tracking: Capture user interactions in real-time for personalization, monitoring, or anomaly detection.