“Supabase would be my default choice.”
“SQL, relational data, open source, authentication, realtime”
“PostgreSQL portability is a major advantage of Supabase.”
“Supabase: Best fit for relational data, SQL queries, transactions and complex relationships.”
“Supabase offers managed PostgreSQL with scaling options.”
“Requires understanding PostgreSQL and RLS”
“Firebase would be my choice for mobile-first applications, particularly when offline functionality and Google's mobile ecosystem matter.”
“Excellent mobile SDKs, offline support, realtime”
“Firebase benefits from Google's global infrastructure.”
“Firebase: Best fit for document-oriented data and applications requiring offline synchronization.”
“NoSQL constraints and vendor lock-in”
“Firebase | High”
“AWS Amplify would be my choice for AWS-centric organizations with established infrastructure and security requirements.”
“Enterprise scalability, AWS integration”
“AWS Amplify provides access to AWS's extensive infrastructure.”
“Complexity and fragmented pricing”
“AWS Amplify | Medium–high”
“Convex would be my choice for highly interactive applications where realtime data synchronization is central.”
“Excellent TypeScript experience, realtime synchronization”
“Convex: Particularly strong for reactive queries and frequently changing application data.”
“Convex provides managed infrastructure optimized for reactive applications.”
“More proprietary application model”
“Convex | Medium–high”
“Small internal application | PocketBase”
“Extremely simple, lightweight, self-hosted”
“PocketBase | Low”
“Less suited to large distributed production workloads”
“Low-code/no-code backends: Xano, Backendless, Directus.”
“Open-source backend | Appwrite”
“Open source, self-hosting, integrated services”
“Appwrite: Offers an integrated database abstraction.”
“Smaller ecosystem”
“Low-code/no-code backends: Xano, Backendless, Directus.”
“Low-code/no-code backends: Xano, Backendless, Directus.”