“I'd recommend starting with Supabase.”
+ integrated platform
“you get authentication, a relational database, file storage, and APIs in one platform.”
+ managed PostgreSQL
“Database: Fully managed PostgreSQL.”
+ SQL flexibility
“SQL is flexible and widely understood.”
+ no proprietary lock-in
“You aren't locked into a proprietary database format.”
+ no backend server maintenance
“You can build without maintaining your own backend server.”
+ generous free tier
“It has a generous free tier for experimentation.”
“Firebase — Best for Google ecosystem integration”
+ SDKs
“Excellent SDKs.”
+ mobile app support
“Great mobile app support.”
+ mature infrastructure
“Mature infrastructure.”
− unpredictable pricing
“Usage-based pricing can become harder to predict.”
− Google ecosystem dependence
“Greater dependence on Google's ecosystem.”
− NoSQL instead of relational SQL
“Firestore uses NoSQL rather than traditional relational SQL.”
“Appwrite — Best open-source alternative”
+ open source
“Open source.”
+ self-hosting
“Can self-host.”
+ SDKs
“Good collection of SDKs.”
+ integrated platform
“One integrated platform.”
− less suited for relational data
“I'd lean toward Supabase if you expect relational data and want the flexibility of PostgreSQL.”
“Convex — Worth considering if your app is particularly interactive and TypeScript-centric.”