Best Supabase alternatives
Supabase gives you a real Postgres database with auth, storage, and realtime built in, without vendor lock-in. Developers tired of Firebase's proprietary query language and pricing surprises often switch here.
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Firebase
Free tier
Google's app development platform providing a realtime database, authentication, hosting, and cloud functions.
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Serverless MySQL platform with branching, non-blocking schema changes, and unlimited scalability.
Quick comparison: Supabase vs Firebase
| Feature | Supabase | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $25/mo | Pay as you go |
Supabase comparisons
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Supabase vs PlanetScale
Supabase gives you open source and self-hosting; PlanetScale is a managed service. Which trade-off works for you?
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Supabase vs Neon
Supabase is built for developers who want a full backend with postgres at the core. Neon is built for developers who want serverless postgres with branching and scale-to-zero. Pick the one that fits.
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Supabase vs Firebase
Firebase is the free option; Supabase charges $25/mo but may offer more polish. Here is how they compare.
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Supabase vs Airtable
Airtable is the free option; Supabase charges $25/mo but may offer more polish. Here is how they compare.
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Supabase vs Xata
Xata is the free option; Supabase charges $25/mo but may offer more polish. Here is how they compare.
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Supabase vs Turso
Turso is the free option; Supabase charges $25/mo but may offer more polish. Here is how they compare.
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PlanetScale
Serverless MySQL platform with branching, non-blocking schema changes, and unlimited scalability.
Neon
Serverless Postgres with autoscaling, branching, and a generous free tier for modern applications.
Firebase
Google's app development platform providing a realtime database, authentication, hosting, and cloud functions.
Airtable
Low-code platform combining spreadsheet simplicity with database power, automations, and interfaces.
Xata
Serverless database platform with full-text search, analytics, and file attachments on Postgres.
Turso
Edge-hosted distributed database built on libSQL (SQLite fork) for ultra-low latency reads.
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