“Supabase: If you expect complex relationships between users, products, orders, subscriptions, or transactions.”
“PostgreSQL, SQL, authentication, real-time, open source”
“PostgreSQL, SQL, authentication, real-time, open source”
“Supabase gives you PostgreSQL, flexibility, and a relatively portable foundation.”
“Requires understanding SQL and database security”
“Firebase: If your priority is getting a mobile MVP launched quickly, especially with offline support and push notifications.”
“Excellent mobile SDKs, real-time database, offline support, push notifications”
“Excellent mobile SDKs, real-time database, offline support, push notifications”
“Excellent mobile SDKs, real-time database, offline support, push notifications”
“Firebase gives you a mature mobile ecosystem and excellent out-of-the-box mobile capabilities.”
“NoSQL database, vendor lock-in”
“NoSQL database, vendor lock-in”
“Appwrite: If open-source flexibility and the option to self-host are important.”
“Authentication, database, storage, functions, self-hosting”
“Authentication, database, storage, functions, self-hosting”
“Smaller ecosystem”
“Convex: If you're building a highly interactive application with real-time updates.”
“Reactive queries, TypeScript-first development”
“Reactive queries, TypeScript-first development”
“More specialized data model and ecosystem”
“AWS Amplify: If you're already using AWS infrastructure.”
“AWS integration, authentication, APIs, storage”
“More complex AWS ecosystem”